Saving: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

The exhibition ‘Saving – History of a German Virtue’ opened on 22 March. It presents traditional German thrift and the culture of saving, and also addresses this history in the context of current international criticism. Hansjörg Leichsenring, banker and editor of the Bank Blog, takes this exhibition as an opportunity to trace a short history of German thrift, and to predict which factors will motivate saving in the future.