The main tasks of the expert panel are promoting dialogue on the activities of international working groups and to provide a platform for exploring industry-wide issues.

Die Ersparnisbildung (netto) im Euroraum belief sich im Jahr 2024 auf 838 Mrd. € (dies entspricht einem Anteil von 6,9 % des verfügbaren Nettoeinkommens im Euroraum) und veränderte sich damit kaum gegenüber den vier Quartalen bis zum dritten Quartal 2024. 
 

The Eurosystem conducts monthly longer-term refinancing basic tender operations with a three-month maturity in order to steady the supply of liquidity and to assist banks which are active in the money market in the security of their operations.

In the first quarter of 2025, firms again considered the high level of regulation and government rules to be their greatest challenge in the short term. In March, this was considered to be the greatest challenge by 69% of firms, followed by the poor availability of workers, which was considered to be a serious problem by 55% of firms. In the first quarter of 2025, between 48% and 52% of firms believed high energy prices would be problematic for them going forward. Around 38% of firms said that competitive pressure would pose a challenge over the next six months. By contrast, around 32% believed this would not be a problem for them.