The capital of the smaller banks is generally adequate. Some large and medium-sized groups must make further progress in strengthening their own funds. Capital strengthening will permit compliance with the Basel 3 rules and achievement of the objectives that will be set for the assessment of banks’ overall risk profiles.
Within its boundaries lie 60 % of the Amazon, a key factor for biodiversity and for the climate on our planet. Germany, in turn, is the largest European economy, with annual per capita carbon emissions that are about twice as high as the global average.