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Episode 56 – Treasury Talk! Interest rate risk management in the face of rising interest rates


What rising interest rates mean for businesses

Emine Ünal
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15 September 2026

The interest rate landscape is shifting once again: the ECB raised key interest rates again in September 2026, capital market and lending rates are continuing to rise, and risk premiums are further tightening financing conditions. How is this development affecting businesses? What financing strategies are now needed? And how can companies make their own financing crisis-proof? We discuss these and other questions in our latest podcast.

 

Matthias Pößiger heads the SME and public sector business within Deutsche Bank’s fixed-income division.

 

Stephan Albers is Head of Treasury at the HRS Group, a hotel booking platform based in Cologne.

 

Sabine Paulus is Editorial Treasury Manager for the Equity & Debt and Risk Management departments at VDT e.V.

 

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