For general questions concerning the external reporting system and calls from mobile networks, contacts at four Bundesbank locations are available.

Information on planned changes to the prudential reporting system.

Der gewichtete Indikator der Kreditfinanzierungskosten für neue Kredite an Unternehmen stieg um 15 Basispunkte auf 3,79 %, während der entsprechende Indikator für neue Wohnungsbaukredite an private Haushalte mit 3,51 % weitgehend unverändert blieb.

The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

Digital sovereignty is key to ensuring that Germany and Europe remain competitive and capable of action, explains a paper published by Fritzi Köhler-Geib, member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, together with Claudia Plattner, President of the Federal Office for Information Security, and Kristina Sinemus, Hesse’s Minister for Digitalisation and Innovation. In the paper, they propose implementation-oriented measures for strengthening digital sovereignty.

When the third stage of European monetary union (EMU) was initiated on 1 January 1999, monetary and foreign exchange policy was transferred to the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), which consists of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the participating member states.

Negotiated wages in May 2026 continue to decline.