Here you will find general information about TIPS, for example how the processing of instant payments in TIPS works, what the participation model looks like or how the TIPS accounts are supplied with liquidity.

TIPS is the TARGET service for instant payments offered by the Eurosystem. TIPS stands for TARGET Instant Payment Settlement

Der Beirat besteht aus Vertretern verschiedener Wirtschaftszweige.

New team in Tokyo: The Bundesbank’s Representative Office kicks off 2025 with a fresh boost. Dr Eugen Cleveland and Dr Coletta Frenzel Baudisch bring experience and fresh energy to international cooperation.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies im Gesamtjahr 2024 einen Überschuss von 426 Mrd. € auf (2,8 % des BIP im Euroraum), verglichen mit einem Überschuss von 243 Mrd. € (1,7 % des BIP) ein Jahr zuvor.

The monthly balance sheet statistics list domestic banks (MFIs)' assets and liabilities based on the books at the end of the month. They thus represent the most comprehensive statistical survey of the banking industry in Germany and are at the core of the banking statistics reporting system.

Following the entry into force of the revised Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation (AWV) on 1 September 2013, all external reports from enterprises, banks, public authorities and individuals must, as a general rule, be submitted in electronic format to the Bundesbank directly.

In November 2024, around 80 experts from over 40 countries met in Frankfurt for the second gold conference. The event provided a valuable platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience on issues relating to the management and handling of gold reserves.

From 4 to 6 February 2025, Bundesbank experts met with high-ranking guests from Kazakhstan to discuss best practices in HR management.