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ECB's Lagarde praises bank mergers

ECB Chief Backs Bank Mergers Amid UniCredit, Commerzbank Talk

ECB chief Christine Lagarde said Monday that cross-border banking mergers in Europe were "desirable" to boost their competitiveness, despite mounting German opposition to a potential tie-up between Commerzbank and Italy's UniCredit.

Reuters · 4h

ECB's Lagarde praises bank mergers as UniCredit courts Commerzbank

Mergers between European banks are "desirable" if they help them compete with their U.S. and Chinese rivals, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday, as Italy's UniCredit pressed for a tie-up with Germany's Commerzbank .

Bloomberg L.P. · 3h

Cross-Border Bank Mergers Can Have Benefits, Lagarde Says

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said international banking mergers in the euro zone can have "lots of benefits," including a greater ability to compete with foreign rivals. She added she was not commenting on any specific transaction.

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UniCredit and Commerzbank in five charts

The following charts show how the two banks differ across an array of measures and what any combined bank could look like: 1.

Commerzbank: 2027 ROTE Target Increased To 12.3%

Commerzbank outperformed the iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF in 2024. Learn more about CRZBY stock and its growth ...

The trouble with UniCredit’s interest in Commerzbank

The drivers of recent banking transactions are many of those that have shaped the European banking industry for the past 15 ...

Arguments Against Commerzbank, UniCredit Tie-up 'Unconvincing': Economist

UniCredit's interest in Commerzbank has raised hackles in Germany but a leading economist who chairs a panel advising Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government said Monday the arguments against a potential ...

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Italy could intervene over UniCredit HQ in Commerzbank deal

Italy fears that UniCredit may shift its central offices to Germany as part of any deal with Commerzbank, government ...

Citi Analysts See UniCredit-Commerzbank Deal as Likely Outcome

A merger between UniCredit SpA and Commerzbank AG is likely, despite opposition from the German government, according to ...

Factbox-What Might a Combination of UniCredit and Commerzbank Look Like?

At 61 billion euros ($68 billion), UniCredit's market value is roughly three times Commerzbank's 19 billion euros. Shares in ...

UniCredit CEO Orcel attended virtual meeting with Commerzbank, source says

UniCredit chief Andrea Orcel attended a virtual meeting the Italian bank held on Friday with Commerzbank after becoming the ...

UniCredit’s Blueprint at HVB Spells Deep Cuts for Commerzbank

Andrea Orcel suggested Commerzbank AG could be a lot more successful if it was remade to look more like UniCredit SpA’s ...

Under-fire Commerzbank sets ambitious profit goal

Shares of Commerzbank, the German bank being pursued by Italy’s UniCredit, soared on Thursday after it forecasted improving ...

Commerzbank fight is stress test for EU bank union

Commerzbank has long been an also-ran in European banking. Its balance sheet is roughly one-fifth as large as French rival ...

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