{
  "id": 3289407,
  "title": "Q&A: What to know about holding a foreign bank account in Germany",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/q-a-what-to-know-about-holding-a-foreign-bank-account-in-germany-3289407",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-25T10:10:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local Germany",
    "slug": "the-local-germany-thelocal",
    "url": "https://www.thelocal.de/20260825/qa-what-to-know-about-holding-a-foreign-bank-account-in-germany"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Many foreign residents in Germany still have open bank accounts in other countries. With a new EU law on banking set to come into force next year, we look at the rules around keeping foreign bank accounts.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
        "title": "Q&A: What to know about holding a foreign bank account in Germany",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/q-a-what-to-know-about-holding-a-foreign-bank-account-in-germany",
        "published": "2026-08-25T10:10:07.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}