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Deutsche Bank is considering up to 20,000 job cuts

Job losses would likely take place over more than a year, with the pain and costs spread across regions and businesses

Christian Sewing, CEO of Deutsche Bank
Christian Sewing, CEO of Deutsche Bank Photo: Getty Images

Deutsche Bank is weighing whether to cut 15,000 to 20,000 jobs, or more than one in six full-time positions globally, according to a person familiar with high-level discussions about the latest attempts to turn around the struggling financial giant.

The cuts being contemplated by senior executives reflect an acceleration of Deutsche Bank’s downsizing and another major pullback from its global ambitions. If followed through, the reduction would represent 16% to 22% of Deutsche Bank’s workforce of 91,463 employees, as disclosed by the bank as of the end of March.

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