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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business

Germany's one man bank - in pictures

Germany's smallest bank: Peter Breiter uses a typewriter
CEO Peter Breiter uses a typewriter. He records the daily business of the bank by hand, partly on paper Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany's smallest bank: Peter Breiter takes money out of a safe at the bank
Peter Breiter takes money out of a safe at the bank. There are no automatic teller machines (ATMs) Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany's smallest bank: Peter Breiter serves a customer at the bank
Peter Breiter serves a customer at the bank Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany's smallest bank: An old adding-machine at the bank
An old adding-machine at the bank Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany's smallest bank: Former CEO Fritz Vogt writes into a saving book
Former CEO Fritz Vogt writes into a saving book at the bank Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany's smallest bank: CEO Peter Breiter rolls euro coins in paper
Breiter rolls euro coins in paper at the bank Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany's smallest bank: A stack of euro bills in Germany's smallest bank
A stack of euro bills in Germany's smallest bank Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany's smallest bank: Peter Breiter, CEO of Raiffeisen Gammesfeld eG bank, serves a customer
Breiter serves a customer at the counter Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany's smallest bank: Peter Breiter counts money for a customer
Breiter counts money for a customer Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany's smallest bank: Peter Breiter bites into his lunchtime snack as he leaves a corner shop
Breiter bites into his lunchtime snack as he leaves a corner shop Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany's smallest bank: Two women sit in the waiting room of Germany's smallest bank
Two women sit in the waiting room of the bank. Its customer base consists only of residents of the town of Gammesfeld which has a population of around 510 Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany's smallest bank: The latest floppy disks at the bank
The latest floppy disks at the bank. The bank is not connected to a database system Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Germany's smallest bank: A Raiffeisen Gammesfeld eG bank stamp
A Raiffeisen Gammesfeld eG bank stamp Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
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