Im vergangenen Jahr gab es wieder mehr Falschgeld in Deutschland. Ein Großteil der Fälschungen sind jedoch leicht erkennbar, weil sie den Aufdruck Crop Money oder Movie Money haben. Doch sind längst nicht alle Fälschungen so leicht zu erkennen. Was tun, wenn man denkt, dass Geld gefälscht ist? In der neuen Folge Finance Flash erklärt Yannick, was bei verdächtigen Scheinen zu tun ist und wie Bargeld ganz leicht selbst zu überprüfen ist. In „Wahr oder Falsch“ kann mitgeraten werden, woran Falschgeld zu erkennen ist. Außerdem fragt sich Yannick, was passieren würde, wenn plötzlich sehr viel Falschgeld im Umlauf wäre.

Helmut Schlesinger was president of Germany’s central bank from 1991 to 1993 and is considered a guardian of the culture of stability. This was a culture he established not just within the Bundesbank, but throughout society, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel writes in an op-ed article in the business daily “Börsen-Zeitung”.

Cash remains the most frequently used means of payment at the point of sale in Germany. This is one of the findings of the Bundesbank’s latest study on payment behaviour in Germany for 2023. However, card and mobile payments are gaining significant ground, while the share of cash payments is declining. Although this decline is no longer as pronounced as during the coronavirus pandemic, the share of cash payments is falling faster than in previous years,” said Executive Board member Burkhard Balz.

With effect from Monday, 2 September 2024, Dr Sabine Mauderer was appointed First Deputy Governor of the Bundesbank. Furthermore, Lutz Lienenkämper and Michael Theurer joined the Bundesbank’s Executive Board. The responsibilities within the Executive Board have therefore been reallocated. The following reallocation of responsibilities comes into effect

The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

The Deutsche Bundesbank calculates the basic rate of interest pursuant to Section 247(1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and publishes its current level in the Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) pursuant to Section 247(2) of the German Civil Code.