German finance minister, Bundesbank president back Merz's European stock market proposal
German finance minister, Bundesbank president back Merz's European stock market proposal
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and Bundesbank president Joachim Nagel both backed Chancellor Friedrich Merz's call for a European stock exchange to support European companies and growth.
Nagel, speaking on a panel with Klingbeil on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund meetings in Washington on Friday, said it would send a strong signal in support of Europe as a business location.
(Reporting by Maria Martinez and Christian Kraemer)