The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

The National Cash Forum facilitates the ongoing and open exchange of information on cash issues between the relevant stakeholders in the cash cycle in Germany. It is expected to meet up to twice a year.

ExtraNet is the Bundesbank’s e-business platform.

Germany’s current account posted a surplus of €18.6 billion in June 2025, up €11.1 billion on the previous month’s level. This was mainly attributable to the swing to a surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income. Moreover, the surplus in the goods account increased somewhat.

Die Jahreswachstumsrate des weit gefassten Geldmengenaggregats M3 belief sich im Mai 2025 auf 3,9 % und war damit gegenüber April unverändert. 

In her animated films, the Bundesbank explains important topics easy to understand.

Die EZB hat den Newsletter „Die Funken löschen, bevor es brennt: Krisen im Kreditgeschäft gut in den Griff bekommen“ zum Targeted Review on SME credit risk veröffentlicht. Dieser gibt einen Überblick darüber, wie Banken in Europa, insbesondere in Deutschland, auf potenzielle Kreditkrisen vorbereitet sind. Im Mittelpunkt der Betrachtung standen Kreditvergaben an kleine und mittelständische Unternehmen (KMU).

Here you will find information on the bank sort code file and on the bank sort code update service. You can also download the bank sort code files.

This section contains information and material on statistics for analysing risks from financing of residential real estate. The reported data contains information on financing conditions of mortgages of private households.