German bigwig calls for tough line on bank support

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German bigwig calls for tough line on bank support

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12 June 2018, Germany, Berlin: Peter Altmaier (C, CDU), German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, speaking during a discussion at the Wirtschaftstag 2018 of the CDU Economic Council. Beside him are MEP Burkhard Balz (l) and president of the CDU Economic Council, Werner Michael Bahlsen (r). Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa | Jens Büttner/DPA/PA Images

Burkhard Balz, a member of Deutsche Bundesbank’s executive board, warned on Monday that certain tools to support struggling banks, such as precautionary recapitalisation and liquidity provision, should be used sparingly.

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