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According to Volker Wieland, the agreement of banking regulators on the new Basel III rules is "definitely an improvement" with respect to financial…

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In view of the alleged balance sheet fraud at the furniture group Steinhoff Helmut Siekmann criticizes the risks involved for the European Central…

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Despite the bond-buying program of the European Central Bank (ECB), inflation in the euro area remains low. Therefore, some economists propose to…

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"The compliance of European law is his concern". This is how the financial daily "Börsen-Zeitung" describes the work of Helmut Siekmann. On the…

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Despite past reforms, Volker Wieland still recognizes gaps in banking regulation. At the colloquium of the Institute for Banking and Financial History…

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The question how a forward-looking economic policy could look like will be in the focus of Prof. Volker Wieland's presentation on the new annual…

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Volker Wieland and his fellow members of the German Council of Economic Experts have asked the future German government to take advantage of the good…

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Greece has been the country hardest hit by the Eurozone crisis. What were the weaknesses that made it so vulnerable to the crisis and to what extent…

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After the federal elections Volker Wieland expects tough coalition negotiations that will eventually succeed. Regarding the future of the eurozone,…

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Prior to the Bundestag election, Volker Wieland explains the economic issues at stake in Germany and analyzes various possibilities of the coalition…

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