The statistics on the banks' profit and loss accounts have been released on an annual basis since 1968. This involves the evaluation of the profits and losses calculated from the annual accounts which the banks must submit to the Bundesbank pursuant to section 26 of the Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz).

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Die deutschen Zahlungsdienstleister führten im vorletzten Jahr rund 103 Mio Girokonten, über die 2017 mehr Transaktionen abgewickelt wurden als noch 2016. Das belegen die Zahlungsverkehrs- und Wertpapierabwicklungsstatistiken, die von der Bundesbank veröffentlicht wurden.

Central banks require information on the behaviour patterns of economic agents in the money-issuing and money-holding sectors of the economy to be able to conduct monetary policy.

All documents relevant to customer testing can be found in this area. These include for example a document containing mandatory test cases, the test calendar and the test specifications (terms of reference).

The supervisory reporting requirements for the net stable funding ratio are laid down in Article 17 and Annexes XII and XIII of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/451.

Here you find related publications on banking supervision for download, regulatory documents and information and recommendations of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Information and documents relevant to the adjustment of the BISTA and AUSTA banking statistics surveys (legal basis, guidelines, reporting templates, formal checks)

For our daily purchases we can withdraw cash from our bank account. But where do the banks get this cash from? What happens to the cash after we have paid with it? And who makes sure that there is always enough cash where it’s needed, when it’s needed? The following film gives an overview.