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Deutsche Bank is ‘fully back’, CEO says, as new plan targets €2bn cost savings

Christian Sewing says Deutsche is going on the ‘offence’ after years of rebuilding

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Sewing believes AI can help cut costs while boosting growth Photo: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Deutsche Bank is targeting around €2bn in cost savings in a three-year strategy that raises its ambitions for returns and doubles down on the German lender’s investment bank.

“Deutsche Bank is fully back, and actually we are going from defence to offence,” chief executive Christian Sewing said on 17 November.

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