The Basel framework encompasses all applicable standards issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The Bundesbank played a substantial part in formulating all of these standards.

Next replaces the current ExtraNet. All relevant external sector reporting functions that are currently available in ExtraNet will also be provided in NExt by the end of 2025.

German enterprises constitute net debtors vis-à-vis non-residents: Standing at €1812 billion at the end of May 2025, their liabilities arising from financial operations and trade credits, exceeded their corresponding assets of €1500 billion by €312 billion. Compared with the previous month, this is a change of €14 billion.

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In June, households in Germany again adjusted their expectations for real estate prices in their region upwards slightly. With an expected increase of 5.4 % for the next 12 months, they were 0.1 percentage point higher than the previous month’s figure of 5.3 %. When asked about their qualitative expectations in June, 60 % (May: 61 %) of households expected real estate prices to increase and 7 % (May: 5 %) expected them to decrease during this period.

Germany’s net international investment position (i.i.p.) rose by €564 billion in 2024. The three-dimensional account system analyses changes in the net i.i.p. from different perspectives.

Heute billigte der Rat der Europäischen Union formal den Beitritt Bulgariens zum Euroraum zum 1. Januar 2026 und legte den Umrechnungskurs des bulgarischen Lew gegenüber dem Euro auf 1,95583 Lewa je Euro fest.