A study of German banking law and practice. The articles are designed to cover the subject and take a systematic approach. They are written by experts from authorities, banks and universities. The idea for the book was born in a conference on German and Chinese banking law.

I-XXII -- Introduction -- Part One: Public Law of Banking and Financial Markets -- Chapter One: The Deutsche Bundesbank and its Legal Regime -- Chapter Two: The Institutional and Legal Framework for the European Monetary Union (EMU) -- Chapter Three: Prudential Supervision of Banks in Germany and in the European Economic Area -- Chapter Four: The German System of Securities and Stock Exchanges -- Chapter Five: The Internal Market for Banking and Investment Services -- Part Two: Bank-Customer Relationship; Credits and Export Financing -- Chapter Six: Bank-Customer Relationship in German Law and Practice -- Chapter Seven:The Legal Framework for Prices and Charges in Banking Services -- Chapter Eight: Consumer Credits and Other Private Credits in German Law and Practice -- Chapter Nine: Business Credits and Credit Securities in German Law and Practice -- Chapter Ten: Payment Terms: Letters of Credit -- Chapter Eleven: The U.N. Convention on Independent Guarantees and the Lex Mercatoria -- Part Three: Annex -- Banking Act -- Securities Act -- General Business Conditions -- Index