12:20 PM EDT, 05/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Deutsche Bank (DBK.F) plans to allocate more than 70% of its capital in business areas that "clearly earn"their cost of capital by 2028 to bolster its long-term profitability, according to Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing.

"Strict capital discipline means that growth must create value - for our clients and for our shareholders ... We consistently deploy our capital where it pays off in the long term. Where individual activities create too little value, we either increase value creation or withdraw capital,"Sewing said in a prepared speech set to be delivered at the German lender's May 28 annual shareholder meeting.

The CEO noted that the bank deployed 48% of its capital to such business areas in 2025, compared with 20% in 2021.

The plan is part of the group's wider strategy on focused growth improvement, disciplined capital allocation, and a scalable operating model.