Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orop told Bloomberg TV that the bank saw demand for German investment loans lower than expected. In an interview with Bloomberg TV's Lisa Abramowicz, she said, “Overall, especially among our core customer group, German SMEs, we are currently not seeing a rebound in loan demand at all.” The infrastructure, defense, renewable energy to some extent, and machinery and equipment are exceptions. Deutsche Commerzbank's loan growth was mainly driven by international business and investment by German customers in the US and Asia. Interest rates are not a major constraint; energy costs, administrative procedures, labor costs, and resource bottlenecks put pressure on them. Currently, overall market sentiment is improving.

Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orop told Bloomberg TV that the bank saw demand for German investment loans lower than expected. In an interview with Bloomberg TV's Lisa Abramowicz, she said, “Overall, especially among our core customer group, German SMEs, we are currently not seeing a rebound in loan demand at all.” The infrastructure, defense, renewable energy to some extent, and machinery and equipment are exceptions. Deutsche Commerzbank's loan growth was mainly driven by international business and investment by German customers in the US and Asia. Interest rates are not a major constraint; energy costs, administrative procedures, labor costs, and resource bottlenecks put pressure on them. Currently, overall market sentiment is improving.