Germany eyes bank regulation reform

Plans to fold Germany’s bank regulator into the central bank were high on the agenda as the new German government made up of the CDU and FDP started talks October 2009 on the shape of the new government.

Deutsche Welle, 8.10.09: New coalition wants a leaner banking watchdog http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4775558,00.html

ESO: Background information: Germany: Parliamentary Election, 27 September 2009 (Federal Election) http://www.europeansources.info/record/germany-parliamentary-election-27-september-2009-federal-election/

Spiegel Online International, 7.10.09: 'We Need a Pan-European Financial Oversight Authority' http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,653756,00.html

Website: BAFIN http://www.bafin.de/EN/Home/homepage__node.html?__nnn=true

Germany: Deutsche Bundesbank http://www.bundesbank.de/index.en.php

Deutsche Welle, 5.10.09: German coalition partners face tough talks and compromise http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4758172,00.html

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