Otmar Issing began his career at the Deutsche Bundesbank in 1990, later becoming the European Central Bank’s first chief economist. Speaking at a colloquium marking Issing’s 90th birthday, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel highlighted his decisive role in shaping Europe’s monetary policy framework. 

Since 1998 financial services institutions have been supervised according to the same rules as credit institutions and also require authorisation.

on the topic of balance of payments

on the topic of Direct investments

on the topic of International investment position and external debt

In TIPS there are two regular releases scheduled per year – one following the second weekend of June and one following the third weekend of November. The dates have been coordinated with the releases in the other TARGET Services. This area contains information on the content as well as milestone planning of the releases.

Aktualisierung der einzelnen EZB-Indikatoren für die Lohnentwicklung (Wage Tracker) unter Berücksichtigung der bis Mitte April 2026 abgeschlossenen Tarifverträge; zukunftsgerichteter Zeithorizont unverändert bei Ende Dezember 2026. Zukunftsgerichtete Informationen sind weitgehend unverändert und lassen gegen Ende 2026 ein stabiles Wachstum der Tariflöhne von rund 2,6 % erwarten. Wage Tracker der EZB mit ungeglätteten Einmalzahlungen liegt für 2025 bei 3,0 % und für 2026 bei 2,6 %.