German government takes the biscuit by 'making arsonists the firefighters' with hiring of Goldman stalwart

Joerg Kukies ( pictured ), co-head Germany and Austria at Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt, is set to become a state secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance of the new German government, reporting to Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, according to a spokesman for the finance ministry. Kukies will remain in Frankfurt and take responsibility for financial market and European policies, according to the spokesperson. Kukies replaces Thomas Steffan, a long-time member of the Social Democrats (SPD), and fo