The signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formally extends the long-standing cooperation between the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Bank of Namibia, which stretches back ten years. Staff training, technical support, benchmarking exercises and staff exchanges are planned.

At the beginning of November, the Centre for International Central Bank Dialogue welcomed a delegation from Malawi to Frankfurt for the first time.

If you have general questions with regard to payments or your account please contact your responsible customer service team (KBS).

Trends in economic activity and prices in Germany and elsewhere are reflected in various types of statistics.

Starting in June, you will be able to participate in our new web-seminars each week. Sign up now – the number of participants is limited.

Cooperative arrangements are valuable, as they save resources, increase reach and strengthen networks

In 2020, demand for bilateral cooperation between central banks in the field of cash management increased and became more diversified. The new international online courses are being well received. The pandemic, cash centres, IT applications and cash processing were the hottest topics.

Is cash a thing of the past? Certainly not! It is an important means of payment and will remain so in the future. A central bank should be well prepared in this respect. In this age of automation and digitalisation, it is important to address the right questions and make adjustments for the future. The CIC has an interesting proposal relating to this issue.

Technology-based financial enterprises, also known as fintechs, have the potential to transform the financial system permanently. Experts from 15 countries discussed the challenges central banks and financial supervisory authorities face in their work with the advent of fintechs.

EU Twinning light project “Strengthening the capacities of the system for fight against counterfeiting of EUR” in North Macedonia successfully completed.