It’s been all change lately at the German Embassies in Paris, Rome and Madrid, as the Bundesbank’s previous representatives bid farewell after four eventful years and hand over the reins to their successors. At the same time, we’re delighted to welcome two new members on board in our project management team in Frankfurt. Read on to learn more about our new colleagues and find out what makes them tick. 

Die Bruttoemissionen am deutschen Rentenmarkt lagen im August 2025 mit 109,6 Mrd € unter dem Wert des Vormonats (132,4 Mrd €). Nach Abzug der Tilgungen und unter Berücksichtigung der Eigenbestandsveränderungen der Emittenten stieg der Umlauf heimischer Rentenwerte um 9,6 Mrd €.

From 1 January 2002, euro banknotes and coins are legal tender in all EU member states participating in monetary union. This has nullified the legal tender status of all payment media denominated in Deutsche Mark.

Nach der Einführung des Euro in Bulgarien unterliegen bulgarische Kreditinstitute ebenfalls der Mindestreservepflicht des Eurosystems. Für eine reibungslose Integration bulgarischer Kreditinstitute in das Mindestreservesystem des Eurosystems sind Übergangsbestimmungen erforderlich.
 

The prudential requirements for IT, which are mainly intended for the management boards of credit institutions, aim to provide a more transparent outline of supervisors' expectations regarding IT security.

The Federal Government currently employs a range of securities to borrow funds for financing its budget. There are four different one-off issues (Federal bonds, Five-year Federal notes, Federal Treasury notes and Treasury discount paper as well as inflation-linked Federal bonds and inflation-linked Federal notes), which are issued by auction.