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The coronavirus pandemic has forced central banks to make significant strides in their digitalisation efforts. 30 experts came together in an ad hoc expert panel to share their experiences with the digitalisation process. The Bundesbank offered insights into its new InnoWerk lab.

Technology-based financial enterprises, also known as fintechs, have the potential to transform the financial system permanently. Experts from 15 countries discussed the challenges central banks and financial supervisory authorities face in their work with the advent of fintechs.

Die Bruttoemissionen am deutschen Rentenmarkt lagen im August 2024 mit 113,5 Mrd € unter dem Wert des Vormonats (118,6 Mrd €). Nach Berücksichtigung der Tilgungen und der Eigenbestandsveränderungen der Emittenten stieg der Umlauf heimischer Rentenwerte um 7,5 Mrd € (Juli: – 1,2 Mrd €). Ausländische Titel wurden für netto 9,3 Mrd € am deutschen Markt untergebracht, sodass der Umlauf von in- und ausländischen Schuldverschreibungen in Deutschland im Ergebnis um 16,8 Mrd € zunahm. 

The new online courses have been up and running for three months. Marcus Haas, advisor on banking supervision, gives us a personal insight into the new normal.

Ceremonies took place to formally mark two changes of office, each with around 50 guests. The new Bundesbank representatives are Thomas Notheis in Mumbai and Alexander Lieber in São Paulo.

The signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formally extends the long-standing cooperation between the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Bank of Namibia, which stretches back ten years. Staff training, technical support, benchmarking exercises and staff exchanges are planned.

Experts from 17 countries and the Bundesbank discussed various issues regarding the exchange and shared use of sensitive and granular data and microdata. Real-world applicability was key. The seminar will be held again in 2019.

The Representative Office in New York provides an informal atmosphere – Bundesbank staff present their work to American banking and financial experts. To start off: Dr Weigert with the 2018 Financial Stability Review.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €14.4 billion in August 2024, down €3.3 billion on the previous month’s level. This was chiefly attributable to a smaller goods account surplus.