Gross value-added in the financial sector

China became EU’s No.2 export market again

March 5, 2015

Region:

Europe

Topic:

Macroeconomics, Sectors and resources

Analyst:

Hannah Levinger

Chart in Focus

China has yet again set new records in 2014. It became the largest economy by purchasing power parity and the number one recipient of FDI inflows – thanks mostly to slowing foreign investment to the US. For the EU, China became the second most important export market with a share of 9.7%, trailing only the US (18.3%). [more]

Automotive industry fuelling Germany's export engine

March 3, 2015

Topic:

Macroeconomics, Sectors and resources

Analyst:

Eric Heymann

Chart in Focus

Germany broke its export record again in 2014. The total value of goods exports rose by 3.7% to over EUR 1.1 trillion. Out of the major sectors the automotive industry reported the highest export growth in 2014 (+6.5%), followed by pharmaceuticals (+6%) and electrical engineering (+3.6%). [more]

Corporate funding in Europe: Bonds replacing loans?

June 11, 2013

Region:

Europe

Topic:

Banking and financial markets, Economic and european policy

Analyst:

Jan Schildbach

Chart in Focus

Since the height of the financial crisis at the end of 2008, the use of different debt finance instruments by companies in the euro area has been diverging remarkably: whereas the outstanding volume of traditional bank loans has fallen by about EUR 360 bn on aggregate (-7.4%), net issuance of corporate bonds (i.e. long-term debt securities) has amounted to almost exactly the same cumulative (but positive) figure over the same period of time (a rise by 63%). [more]

Bank deposits in Germany: Foreign banks advance, savings banks retreat

March 22, 2013

Region:

Germany

Topic:

Banking and financial markets

Analyst:

Jan Schildbach, Karstens Felix

Chart in Focus

Over the past ten years banks in Germany attracted over EUR 900 bn in new deposits from German households and businesses. This increased the market volume by nearly 50% vis-à-vis 2002. Today, public-sector banks hold 37% of total deposits, commercial banks one-third and cooperative banks roughly 20%. [more]

European banks: 2011 results reveal strategic challenges

April 5, 2012

Region:

Europe

Topic:

Banking and financial markets, Economic and european policy

Analyst:

Jan Schildbach

Chart in Focus

For the first time in at least a decade, all major revenue components at the 20 largest European banks declined simultaneously. Apart from trading income (-24%), the decrease was modest (interest income -0.5%, fees & commissions -1%) yet the looming challenge for banks’ business models has finally become crystal clear: there is no obvious driver for future growth. [more]

Syndicated loans: Hit by the financial crisis and recession

February 16, 2010

Region:

International

Topic:

Banking and financial markets

Analyst:

Jan Schildbach

Chart in Focus

Last year, banks provided new syndicated loans of a gross global total of USD 1.6 tr, a drop by 41% yoy, following a similar decline in 2008 already. New lending thus reached a 10-year low, despite having doubled between 2003 and 2007... [more]

Financial crisis accelerates shift of power in the global banking system

July 24, 2009

Region:

International

Topic:

Banking and financial markets

Analyst:

Jan Schildbach

Chart in Focus

The global banking system has undergone a fundamental shift of power for years – away from traditionally dominating financial institutions from the US, Europe and Japan towards banks in the emerging markets. [more]