Bankenverband: Capital market boost for Germany: Lessons from Sweden's successful model

Sweden is considered a model for efficient capital markets and a broad stock market culture. In a guest article for the Bankenverband, Dr Norbert Kuhn, Head of Think Tank at Deutsches Aktieninstitut, draws on the findings of a joint study with the Boerse Stuttgart Group on the Swedish capital market. He highlights the factors behind its success and the impetus Germany now needs to strengthen growth, innovation and pension provision.

The article was published on 5 September 2025.