On 22 January 2015, the ECB Governing Council announced the launch of an expanded asset purchase programme (APP).

Under the Credit Risk Standardised Approach the risk positions are assigned to supervisory asset classes and the appropriate risk weights are calculated .

Real interest rates are interest rates that have been adjusted for developments in purchasing power. They are broadly calculated as the difference between the nominal interest rate and the inflation rate (in the case of low interest rates and relatively stable prices).

Euro banknotes and coins are used in a large number of payments every day. Private individuals and enterprises usually withdraw this money from their bank accounts. But where do banks get this cash from?

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen bestimmte Personen und Organisationen, die mit den ISIL (Da'esh)- und Al-Qaida-Organisationen in Verbindung stehen dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen des Sicherheitsrats der Vereinten Nationen.

Der Beirat besteht aus Vertretern verschiedener Wirtschaftszweige.

On 30 January 2018, the German government issued a €2 commemorative collector’s coin “100th anniversary of the birth of Helmut Schmidt”.

Banks’ month-end asset and liability positions in the form of a balance sheet with a supplementary breakdown of the balance sheet items by category, maturity and sector of the respective creditors and debtors.

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen diejenigen, die Gewalttaten der Hamas und des Palästinensischen Islamischen Dschihads unterstützen, erleichtern oder ermöglichen, dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union. 

We use money every day, taking it for granted in our daily lives. At the same time, money is one of the most important business areas for any central bank. But what exactly is money? What forms does it take, and what are the characteristics that turn something into money? We answer these and other questions in the following animation film.