Update - German Taxpayer shells out 1BN Euros to help stricken bank, IKB, tries to find larger sums from other banks (again) without much success:
(Article in German)
Krise der Mittelstandsbank: Staat pumpt Rettungs-Milliarde in IKB - Wirtschaft - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten
So the krauts can be proud; they have their very own Northern Rock!
