According to preliminary calculations by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), price-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023 was 0.3% lower than a year earlier. The calendar-adjusted decline in economic output was 0.1%. According to Destatis, high prices at all stages of the economy dampened economic activity. This was joined by unfavourable financing conditions due to rising interest rates and lower demand from Germany and abroad. 

Frau Geretzki wird ihre neue Position am 1. Februar 2024 übernehmen. Als Direktorin Interne Revision wird sie die Prüfungs- und Ermittlungsaktivitäten der EZB einschließlich Whistleblowing-Verfahren leiten.