In this area you will find a selection of previous counterparty information letters on eligible collateral.

The Deutsche Bundesbank holds art exhibitions at its Money Museum. Not only that: works from its art collection are displayed, on loan, in museums or are shown in joint exhibitions with institutions such as the European Central Bank or the National Bank of Belgium.

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.

In 2025, for the first time, people in Germany used cashless means of payment to pay for their day-to-day purchases more frequently than cash. According to the Bundesbank’s latest study on payment behaviour, 55 % of all recorded purchases were settled without cash in 2025. The trend towards cashless payments is continuing, explained Executive Board member Burkhard Balz at the presentation of the results.

Laut dem Wage Tracker der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB), der laufende Tarifverträge erfasst, dürfte sich der Lohndruck 2026 bei Glättung von Einmalzahlungen bei den Tarifverdiensten auf 2,3 % (auf Basis einer Abdeckung von 44,3 % der Beschäftigten in den teilnehmenden Ländern) und im ersten Quartal 2027 auf 2,7 % belaufen (bei einer Abdeckung von 28,4 %).