WestLB received a last-minute lifeline Tuesday as Germany's Finance Ministry confirmed that an agreement had been reached to help the stricken lender. Lothar Mentel from Octopus Investments and CNBC's Silvia Wadhwa have analysis.

CNBC's Silvia Wadhwa has been at the annual European Banking Congress in Frankfurt and spoke to key decision makers about the financial sector. She has this report.

CNBC's Silvia Wadhwa spoke to Andrei Borodin, president & CEO of Bank of Moscow, and Hans-Dieter Kemler from BRE Bank to talk about the outlook for Central and Eastern Europe.

Discussing where ECB rates are headed, with Jorg Kramer, chief economist at Commerzbank, speaking with CNBC's Silvia Wadhwa.

The founder of German hedge fund K1, Helmut Kiener, is under investigation by the country's authorities, CNBC confirmed Wednesday. CNBC's Silvia Wadhwa and Aoifinn Devitt from Clontarf Capital consider the situation.

Angela Merkel has secured a second term as head of a center-right government. Rudolf Speth, political scientist at Social Science Research Center Berlin analyzes what this holds for Germany going forward, with CNBC's Silvia Wadhwa.