Reports by employees and contributions about the business areas of the Bundesbank.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €28.2 billion in December 2020, up €6.9 billion from the previous month’s level. Although the goods account surplus decreased, the surplus in invisible current transactions – comprising the services account as well as primary and secondary income – increased to a much greater degree.

Am deutschen Rentenmarkt war die Emissionstätigkeit im Dezember 2020 – wie häufig zum Ende eines Jahres – schwächer als im Vormonat. Insgesamt wurden inländische Schuldverschreibungen für 83,1 Mrd € emittiert, verglichen mit 120,0 Mrd € im November.

Economist in the Markets Department
since November 2016

According to Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkhard Balz, the digital economy will change the payment landscape quite significantly. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the cen-tral bank to create trust in its currency and to ensure that payments remain competitive and safe. “We also have to ensure that central bank money will be offered in a way that is compatible with the digital economy,” he said in a speech.

Economist in the Research Centre
since May 2020