AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoGermany-EU policy pressure: The EU is preparing talks to ramp up trade defences against China, with ministers focused on protecting critical industries as the bloc’s goods deficit with China tops €360bn and officials warn of major job risk. German finance & regulation: Germany’s finance committee has rejected moves to scrap the country’s crypto tax exemption, keeping the status quo for now. Cross-border banking/markets: J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s EMEA chief highlights Switzerland’s appeal for investors and notes private-banking consolidation as a growth driver. Corporate finance/credit: Morgan Stanley says European banks could shed up to 20% of jobs due to AI, adding to the pressure on cost bases. Investing & listings: Greencoat Renewables upgrades its JSE listing to the main board to boost visibility and liquidity for its renewables and battery storage portfolio across Europe, including Germany. Crypto/competition: The EU opens an in-depth foreign-subsidies probe into JD.com’s bid for Germany’s Ceconomy, while JD.com insists the deal is funded via private bank debt and cash, not subsidies.
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