To ensure the stable and reliable operation of its payment processing and account management applications, the Bundesbank carries out a wide range of test activities with its customers.

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XML format can be used to submit payment reports pursuant to Annexes Z 4, Z 8 and Z 10 to Z 15 to the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation. Files can be transmitted using an internet browser or, for larger volumes of data, using an automatic procedure.

Die Hauptrefinanzierungsgeschäfte und die längerfristigen Refinanzierungsgeschäfte werden nach einem vom Eurosystem veröffentlichten, unverbindlichen Kalender durchgeführt.

Here you will find information on issuance by monetary financial institutions ("securities issues").

Orders received is a leading indicator for cyclical developments. The figures are compiled monthly by the Federal Statistical Office and published both as a value index and as a volume index for the manufacturing and construction sectors respectively. The number of permits granted for structural engineering work also indicates the level of economic movement to be expected in that sector.