Show time for an exchange of views and discussions: Every three years, the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe (Savings Banks Finance Groups) invites to the German Savings Banks Day. The Sparkassen (savings banks) and their network partners present themselves as central instigator of Germany’s economic and social development. In the focus of events is the dialogue between the institutions of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, economic and political bodies as well as the public about issues affecting people in Germany. This year, the core focus was on such topics like the period of low interest rates, EU deposit guarantee schemes, digitalisation or big data.
This year’s Savings Banks Day virtually lived up to its motto “Simply different”: In addition to the plenary sessions, three discussion panels focusing on “Simply safe”, “Simply human” and “Simply forward-looking” were offered for the first time. Furthermore, a “Trainee camp” was organized, giving 500 trainees the opportunity to bring forward fresh ideas about how “digitalization” and the “Generation Y” can stir the savings banks.
The Sparkassenstiftung für internationale Kooperation (Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation) was present, too, and showed pictures on a flat screen of its photo exhibition “Development Money” with impressions from Ghana, Laos and Vietnam, the Caucasus and Central Asia as well as the film produced for the World Savings Day in Georgia.
Sparkassenstiftung’s spot for the German Savings Day 2016 can be found on our <link https: www.youtube.com _blank>YouTube-channel
Further information, videos and press releases on the Savings Day can be accessed <link http: www.dsgv.de de presse termine sparkassentag2016 index.html _blank>here
An article published in the current issue of the savings banks newspaper "Sparkassenzeitung" (29. April 2016) can be accessed <link file:47 _blank>here
Contact partners:
Carina Lau / Christina Heuft
Sparkassenstiftung für internationale Kooperation
Simrockstraße 4
53113 Bonn
Phone: +49 228 9703-6608/-6618
Fax: +49 228 9703-6613