Burkhard Balz is the member of the Bundesbank’s Executive Board tasked with the future implementation of the digital euro. However, the success of the project is not automatically assured. In an interview, Mr Balz explains where there is resistance, what it will entail for us, what the future of cash will look like and what we will see on new banknotes.

The Bundesbank has been collecting annual statistics on foreign direct investment stocks (DI) in accordance with the provisions of the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung) since 1976 and publishes aggregated results in the Bundesbank's Special Statistical Publication 10.

on the subject of Balance of payments

In early September, a delegation from the Deutsche Bundesbank travelled to Istanbul to discuss aspects of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (TCMB) and other stakeholders. Read more below about the exciting insights gained and how collaboration will be intensified.

Change of office ceremony in Johannesburg: Jens Fuhrmann takes over from Dr Eugen Cleveland as the Bundesbank’s new representative in South Africa. Read more on how close collaboration with the region’s central banks is being continued and expanded.

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