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A glowing slab is fed into the reheating furnace.

Thorny path towards industry modernisation

The transformation of Germany’s steel industry is costly and, so far, economically unviable. But without strong domestic players the broader deindustrialisation of the country looks inevitable.Show more

AnalysisSteel production

von Annette Becker

Alexandra Themistocli

„The industry is holding back on new ESG strategies“

Keeping up with new and amended ESG regulations will be a challenge for the finance industry in 2025, says Alexandra Themistocli, Head of ESG at SEB in Germany. But revisions to the SFDR will ease the reporting burden.Show more

A conversation withAlexandra Themistocli, SEB

von Wolf Brandes

BaFin President Mark Branson

More emphasis on physical climate risks

BaFin is shifting emphasis more towards physical climate risk in its 2025 supervisory priorities. Natural disasters such as fires or floods are increasingly jeopardising banks and insurers.Show more

Risks in BaFin's Focus 2025

von Wolf Brandes

Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck (middle, Alliance 90/The Greens), along with Christian Lindner (FDP), Federal Minister of Finance, in the German Bundestag.

Hoping for an efficiency miracle

According to a study by the Bundesbank, Germany's climate policy goals are not achievable under the current conditions. Does the CO2 price need to rise even further? And what impact does that have on the economy?Show more

German climate goals

von Stephan Lorz

Woolly pig or Mangalica pig. But also egg-laying?

The jack of all trades device for the green transformation

With the new funding instrument of climate protection contracts, the state is also taking on financial risks that are currently difficult to assess.Show more

OpinionClimate protection contracts

von Andreas Heitker