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- 15-07-2011 EU-wide stress test
- 14-06-2011 Central banks to assume no further risks
- 10-06-2011 New Bundesbank projection
- 08-03-2011 Annual accounts for 2010
- 03-03-2011 European Stability Mechanism
- 03-12-2010 Economic forecast for Germany
- 25-11-2010 Financial Stability Review 2010
- 15-10-2010 20 years of Technical Central Bank Cooperation (TCBC)
- 14-09-2010 Bundesbank Lecture 2010
- 18-08-2010 Financial Stability Board and Basel Committee macroeconomic impact assessment reports
- 23-07-2010 EU-wide stress test
- 11-06-2010 Outlook for the German economy
- 09-03-2010 Annual accounts for 2009
- 04-12-2009 Economic forecast for Germany
- 25-11-2009 Press conference to announce publication of the 2009 Financial Stability Review
- 30-09-2009 Guest editorial of Professor Axel A Weber "Legitimacy of IMF endangered" Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- 04-09-.2009 Bundesbank Lecture 2009
- 20-01-2010 Information on the H1N1 flu
- 07-07-.2009 Payment behaviour in Germany
- 11-.05-2009 Financial accounts of the Deutsche Bundesbank
- 15-01-2009 Questions about deposit protection
- 09-11-2008 G20 report
- 15-08-2008 Energy bill for the German economy under increasing price pressure
- 30-01-2008 Conference: Broadening the Database in Emerging Market Economies
EU-wide stress test
On 15 July 2011, the Bundesbank and the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) published the German results of an EU-wide stress test for banks.
Central banks to assume no further risks
- Central banks to assume no further risks: Only policymakers should provide Greece with more funds
Opinion article Prof Dr Jens Weidmann,
(published in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, 14 June 2011)
New Bundesbank projection
Annual accounts for 2011
European Stability Mechanism
- Safeguarding financial market stability, strengthening investor responsibility, protecting taxpayers
A proposal to reinforce the European Stability Mechanism through supplementary bond issuance terms
Prof Dr Axel A. Weber, Jens Ulbrich, Karsten Wendorff
(published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 3 March 2011)
Economic forecast for Germany
- Press release: New Bundesbank projection: upswing becoming more broad-based
- Article from the monthly report: Outlook for the German economy - macroeconomic projections for 2011 and 2012
Financial Stability Review 2010
20 years of Technical Central Bank Cooperation (TCBC)
Bundesbank Lecture 2010
The Deutsche Bundesbank held its annual Bundesbank Lecture on 14 September. This year, the guest speaker was the Governor of Bank of Canada, Mark J Carney who spoke on the subject of “The Economic Consequences of the Financial Reforms”.
Mr Carney started his professional career at the investment bank, Goldman Sachs, on whose behest he worked in London, Tokyo, New York and Toronto, among other locations.
In 2003, he was appointed to the position of Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada. In November 2004, he moved to the Ministry of Finance, where for four years he occupied a leading position until being appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada in 2008.
By means of the Bundesbank Lecture, the Deutsche Bundesbank endeavours to promote the monetary and foreign exchange policy dialogue in the capital with representatives of the world of politics, economics and science. This was the seventh lecture in the series. Since 2004 we have been able to attract a number of major figures from the fields of economics and monetary policy as guest speakers: Alan Greenspan, Jean-Claude Trichet, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Ben Bernanke, Mario Draghi, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Mark J. Carney.
The lecture was held on Tuesday 14 September in the Bärensaal function room of the Altes Stadthaus (Old City hall) in Berlin.
Financial Stability Board and Basel Committee macroeconomic impact assessment reports
EU-wide stress test
On 23 July 2010, the Bundesbank and the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) published the German results of an EU-wide stress test for banks. deutschen Ergebnisse eines EU-weiten Stresstests für Banken veröffentlicht.
Outlook for the German economy
- Outlook for the German economy – macroeconomic projections for 2010 and 2011
- Press release: New Bundesbank projection: German economy on path to recovery
Annual accounts for 2009
Economic forecast for Germany
- Press release: New Bundesbank projection: German economy on path to recovery
- Article from the monthly report: Outlook for the German economy - macroeconomic projections for 2010 and 2011
- Background information
Press conference to announce publication of the 2009 Financial Stability Review
Guest editorial of Professor Axel A Weber "Legitimacy of IMF endangered" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 30. September 2009)
Bundesbank Lecture 2009
The Deutsche Bundesbank held its annual Bundesbank Lecture on 4 September. This year, we were able to welcome the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, as our guest speaker, who spoke on the subject "Beyond the crisis - sustainable growth and a stable international monetary system".
Prior to assuming the position of Managing Director of the IMF in 2007, he was a long-time member of the French National Assembly, where he was appointed to several ministerial posts. He latterly served his country as Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry between 1997 and 1999. Beginning his career as an assistant professor in 1977, he was subsequently engaged as a professor of economics at the Universities of Nancy and Paris. From 2000 to 2007, he taught at the Paris Institute of Political Studies. He was also a visiting professor at Stanford University in 2000.
By means of the Bundesbank Lecture, the Deutsche Bundesbank endeavours to promote monetary and foreign exchange policy dialogue in the capital with representatives of the world of politics, economics and science. This was the sixth lecture in the series. Since 2004, we have been able to attract a number of major figures from the fields of economic and monetary policy as guest speakers: Alan Greenspan, Jean-Claude Trichet, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Ben Bernanke and Mario Draghi.
The lecture was held on Friday 4 September in the Palaissaal of the Hotel Adlon in Berlin.
Payment behaviour in Germany
- Summary
- Press release of 7 July 2009
- Detailed study
- Background information
- Presentation of 7 July 2009 (german only)
Information on the H1N1 flu
In recent weeks, there has been an increase in media reports concerning the occurrence and spread of the H1N1 flu virus and the potential health risks attached to an infection. The authorities responsible for dealing with this issue in Germany have been closely monitoring its development and introduced appropriate measures to avoid a pandemic. In particular, the relevant expert authorities have issued a list of preventive measures, as explained in this leaflet. More...
Financial accounts of the Deutsche Bundesbank
- Statistical Data about Financial accounts
- Background information on the financial accounts of the Deutsche Bundesbank
Questions about deposit protection
How safe is my savings account? Should I withdraw all my cash to be on the safe side? Are my deposits abroad safe? And what about my statutory pension? To find the answers to all of these and other questions, click here.
G-20 report
The Bundesbank was involved in the "Report on Global Credit Market Disruptions". The finance ministers and central bank governors of the G-20 approved the report on 9 November 2008 in São Paulo.
Energy bill for the German economy under increasing price pressure
The increase in the prices of energy sources has considerably restricted the real scope for income distribution in Germany. The country’s net energy costs could rise in value in 2008 by €23 billion on the year. In relation to nominal gross domestic product (GDP) this would signify an increase in energy-related costs of roughly 1 percentage point to 3¼%. More...
Conference: Broadening the Database in Emerging Market Economies
- Press release: Improving the database for financial markets in emerging market economies and developing countries
- Speech: Professor Hermann Remsperger, "Financial market turbulences: some observations"
- Speech: Jörg Asmussen, "Welcome and opening remarks"
- Speech: Hermann Remsperger and Bernd Braasch "Priorities in broadening the database in Emerging Market Economies and developing countries and organisation of the further work programme"
