Germany illustrates the problems that are created when a country’s banking sector is largely bypassed by the global trend toward consolidation. When measured against the size of its national economy, most German banks remain too small, trailing their international rivals in terms of both market capitalization and total assets.
德国的现状反映出了当一个国家的银行业错过了整合的国际潮流之后会发生问的题。与国家的经济规模相比，大多数德国银行都仍然太弱小，在总市值和总资产方面都很难与其国际竞争者匹敌。德国需要有三四家银行进入欧洲市场领导者的行列并站在整合进程的最前沿。