Turning Savings into Growth: How Germany Can Unlock Long-Term Capital.
Germany faces a massive investment task: modernising infrastructure, supporting innovation and securing retirement outcomes in an ageing society. In this episode of Sound of Finance, our colleague Dr. Johannes Branahl speaks with Arved Kolle, Managing Director from AFME, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe, about how capital markets can help mobilise long-term funding—often cited as roughly €1.4 trillion by 2030—if the right incentives, products and reforms are put in place. We discuss the investment gap, household participation, the startup ecosystem, demographic pressures, and what policymakers should prioritise next.
Key takeaways
• Why closing Germany’s long-term investment gap requires both...