Which is the cheapest city for a date? Where does your cash go furthest? And which are the best places to live and eat? Our Podzept podcast from the Deutsche Bank Research Institute reveals all!

Today we’re spotlighting another of our podcasts. Produced by Deutsche Bank’s Research department, Podzept is our regular chat with analysts about their views on what is driving the world of economics and finance right now.

In this episode, Jim Reid, Head of Macro and Thematic Research, chats with thematic strategist Adrian Cox about the latest "Mapping the World's Prices" report from the Deutsche Bank Research Institute, and shares his thoughts on future price rankings.

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Head to the Deutsche Bank Research Institute to read the full report and for more analysis on topics across geopolitics, macroeconomics, technology, and the evolving corporate landscape dbresearch.com/PROD/RI-PROD/PDFVIEWER.calias?pdfViewerPdfUrl=PROD0000000000592089

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00:31 – Key changes since the first edition of the report in 2012

01:15 – Rankings of financial centres such as London, Frankfurt and Tokyo, plus price trends in the US and India

05:56 – Highest utility costs, and the “cheap date” index

09:10 – Top places to move and Jim’s predictions for the future

11:14 – Truth or myth? Adrian quizzes Jim

Defining the reason for a company’s existence – its purpose – can be a game changer. Organisations that are able to do this grow faster than their competitors, and have more loyal customers and engaged employees, studies have shown.

It’s a journey that Deutsche Bank has been on for the past year. But why do organisations need a purpose at all? And once you have found yours, how do you bring it to life?

In this special episode of This is Deutsche Bank, Alex Wynaendts, Chairman of our Supervisory Board, discusses the topic and the bank’s journey with host Ben Alka.

01:47 – The role purpose can play in securing success for a company and in uniting its employees behind a common goal, whatever their role.

03:55 – How to make sure a purpose is not just words on a page, how Alex has seen it in action and the importance of the pride that a purpose can bring.

08:19 – The role that management can play in embedding a purpose across the organisation, and how Deutsche Bank's purpose can help us support clients in today’s volatile times.

12:10 – Alex's dedication in his daily life and final remarks

Who we are – Our purpose https://www.db.com/who-we-are/index?language_id=1&kid=our-purpose.ghp-en.who-we-are

Our new claim: With deep dedication https://www.db.com/who-we-are/claim/index?kid=dedication.redirect-en.shortcut

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Defence is back on Europe’s spending agenda. With the war in Ukraine ongoing and geopolitical priorities shifting in the US, countries across the continent are rethinking how they defend their borders and looking to up their game.

But what happens when governments decide to spend? And what role do banks play in financing all this?

In this episode of This is Deutsche Bank, Fabrizio Campelli, the head of our Corporate Bank and Investment Bank and Management Board member discusses the topic with host Michael Steen.

01:48 – The background to Europe’s defence push and the challenges it poses, plus the change in public sentiment around defence spending.

06:50 – The role of banks – like us – in financing the investment in defence, and how the funds would translate into building up the sector’s capabilities.

11:59 – The structure of Europe’s defence sector, the funding challenges that small and medium-sized enterprises face, and how changing Europe’s capital markets infrastructure would help.

19:56 – What is needed now.

24:07 – Fabrizio’s dedication in his daily life

Opinion piece by Christian Sewing https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/private-capital-can-strengthen-europes-defence-christian-sewing-xuaae/?trackingId=7OxWhl1zTxuW7lolLoVbwQ%3D%3D

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