German banks face big margin hit if rates do not rise: Bundesbank

FRANKFURT, Feb 1 (Reuters) - If interest rates do not rise in coming years, German banks, already among the least profitable in Europe, will suffer a major margin contraction, the Bundesbank said on Wednesday in a paper co-authored by board member Andreas Dombret. [Source]

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