Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €11.0 billion in January 2022, down €13.6 billion on the previous month’s level. The surplus in the goods account declined considerably, with the surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, contracting even more strongly.

BaFin and Deutsche Bundesbank are putting their joint consultation paper “Machine Learning in Risk Models – Characteristics and Supervisory Priorities” out for consultation. It deals with the concrete use of machine learning (ML) in risk models of Pillars I and II of the regulatory framework for banks and insurers.

​​​​​Banken erfüllen die Erwartungen der EZB hinsichtlich der Offenlegung von Klima- und Umweltrisiken nicht vollständig.