Following their recent summit in Hamburg, the G20 leaders have adopted the official G20 communiqué and other declarations and documents. The "G20 Hamburg Action Plan" summarises the outcomes and measures in the area of finance under the German G20 presidency.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that Germany's growth momentum remains solid. In particular, robust domestic demand and increasing employment make Germany an "engine of growth in the euro area", IMF experts explain.

The Deutsche Bundesbank calculates the basic rate of interest pursuant to section 247 (1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and publishes its current level in the Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) pursuant to section 247 (2) of the German Civil Code.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann believes that the increasingly robust economic recovery in the euro area is creating scope to move away from an ultra-loose monetary policy stance. It is not a question of slamming on the brakes, but of easing off the accelerator a little, he said in a speech delivered in Vienna.

Gemäß der Berichtspflichten der ESZB-Satzung wird von der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) wöchentlich ein konsolidierter Ausweis des Eurosystems veröffentlicht. Dieser soll den Nutzern als Informationsquelle im Zusammenhang mit den geldpolitischen Operationen, den Devisengeschäften und der Investitionstätigkeit dienen. Zudem sind darin Angaben über die Liquiditätsströme enthalten.