At the end of December 2020, Germany’s net external assets stood at €2,077 billion, thus amounting to almost 62% of nominal gross domestic product (GDP). Both German claims and liabilities vis-à-vis non-residents continued to rise considerably in 2020.

At the end of 2019, Germany’s net external assets stood at €2,472 billion, thus amounting to almost 72% of nominal gross domestic product (GDP). The German net external asset position rose by €345 billion year-on-year.

According to Bundesbank Executive Board member Joachim Wuermeling new risks are emerging and will determine the Basel Agenda. “I am thinking of climate risks in banks’ balance sheets or risks stemming from crypto assets as well as new players like BigTechs expanding to banking business”, he said at an event in Washington D.C.

This year, the Deutsche Bundesbank will be celebrating its 60th anniversary. The legislation which brought it into being, the Bundesbank Act (Gesetz über die Deutsche Bundesbank), was signed into law on 26 July 1957 by the Federal President.

Am 1. und 2. Juli 2017 öffnet die Deutsche Bundesbank an ihren beiden Frankfurter Standorten wieder die Pforten. "Wir können dieses Jahr auf 60 Jahre unabhängiger Geld- und Zentralbankpolitik zurückblicken und möchten dieses Jubiläum mit den Menschen der Region feiern", sagte Bundesbankpräsident Jens Weidmann.

Bei einem großen Bürgerfest in Frankfurt haben rund 1,4 Millionen Menschen vom 2. bis zum 4. Oktober den 25. Jahrestag der Deutschen Einheit gefeiert. Tausende Bürger informierten sich in der Ausstellung der Bundesbank und der Stadt Frankfurt über die deutsch-deutsche Währungsunion.

The Bundesbank recalls the achievements of its former President Hans Tietmeyer, who has just turned 85. In a conversation with publisher David Marsh, Hans Tietmeyer reviews past monetary policy decisions.