Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors (CEO), Landesbank Baden-württemberg Lbbw
Search every verified Rainer Neske interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a February 2025 podcast, Rainer Neske stated that Germany has entered a "new reality" following the postwar period, citing the changing role of the United States in Europe and the decline of the German export model. He argued that a new federal government should allow entrepreneurs to operate without excessive regulation, permit companies to manage adjustments such as job cuts and production relocations at the operational level, and invest in infrastructure. Neske also called for a long-term European defense strategy to provide planning certainty for industry, rather than "hectic" policy shifts. Neske expressed confidence in Germany's remaining strengths, including a reliable legal system, industrial clusters in fields such as healthcare and artificial intelligence, and a highly educated workforce. He said that combining these assets with economic "common sense" would position the country well in global competition.
“wir befinden uns jetzt sicherlich in einer ganz neuen Realität ich glaube das Nachkriegsdeutschland ist in einer neuen Realität angekommen das kann man sehr gut an der veränderten Rolle die USA in Europa spielen wollen abschätzen aber es sind auch noch andere Themen es ist das Exportmodell Deutschland was so nicht mehr...”
“wir brauchen oils eine europäische Verteidigungsstrategie auf die die Wirtschaft sich mittelfristig einstellen kann weil wir reden hier von großen Zyklen hier müssen Produktionskapazitäten gebaut werden hier muss langfristig immer wieder in in Forschung investiert werden das braucht keine hektisches rein und raus sonde...”
Deutschland hat gewählt. Was muss eine neue Bundesregierung tun, damit Deutschland wirtschafts- und finanzpolitisch aus der ...
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