Federal Statistical Office, DB Research In the first half of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a sizeable general government budget gap of EUR 51.6 bn or 3.2% of GDP.

As part of this partnership, BNP Paribas Securities Services, a leading global custodian and fund services provider, will give its fund-buyer clients access to more than 2,000 fund houses and 100,000 funds[1] and a range of next generation fund analytics services from its new Fund@ccess platform.

The EIB Group, consisting of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has provided a mezzanine tranche guarantee of around €125 million to Commerzbank AG on an existing portfolio of loans to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs and mid-caps).

Impact investing is gaining interest as a growing share of investors seeks tangible progress on environmental and social goals alongside financial returns.

Rising COVID-19 infections in numerous EU countries have led the German Federal Foreign Office to issue more travel warnings.

Siemens Energy AG (ISIN: DE000ENER6Y0) has been listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since today.

From 1 August 2019 to its merger into Deutsche Bank AG in Mai this year, Manfred Knof was Chairman of the Board of DB Privat- und Firmenkundenbank AG and now continues to be Head of Deutsche Bank’s Private Bank Germany.

HENSOLDT AG (ISIN: DE000HAG0005) has been listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since today.

BNP Paribas announced today it has supported leading luxury goods company CHANEL to issue its first Sustainability-Linked Bonds.

Commerzbank has been official supporter of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) since the beginning of September 2020.