Turnaround in the financial world: Why German banks suddenly look for proximity to the armaments industry

For a long time, the armaments industry was a taboo topic for German banks due to regulatory hurdles. Now, the financial institutions are pushing into the sector and announcing investments – including KfW.

Observatorio en Comunicación y Democracia (Comunican) What is becoming evident at the time of Donald Trump's second government is that his aggressiveness becomes the criterion of every practice, economic, social, political, diplomatic and worries because this model threatens to become universal, also conditioning the future of our south. Now it seems that, if peace weakens, anyone who wants to survive is forced to increase his power and prepare …

The new leadership in Washington is starting to come into contact with reality after two months of frenzy. The threats and pressure exerted on the allies resulted in the rapid withdrawal of the EU+UK+Canada. The reorientation of European countries towards weapons produced in the EU is looming. For the American industry, the blow would be devastating. So now the Trump team and American industrialists are making desperate appeals, under the table,…

The unpredictable economic policy of the new American president has brought market uncertainty not seen in decades, which the president only compounded by announcing tariffs against most countries in the world, dismantling free trade. However, the arms boom that is also starting in Europe could also open up serious opportunities for making money. We asked market players about their expectations and investment opportunities.