Deutsche Banken folgten bei der Vergabe von Krediten zu Jahresbeginn 2023 strengeren Richtlinien. Das zeigen die Ergebnisse der Bundesbank-Umfrage zum Kreditgeschäft der Banken. Als Gründe dafür nannten die Institute neben den gestiegenen Kosten der eigenen Refinanzierung vor allem das weiterhin hohe Kreditrisiko in allen Segmenten durch die schlechtere Wirtschaftslage sowie große Unsicherheiten durch den Ukraine-Krieg und die hohe Inflation.

The monetary policy turnaround shaped the Bundesbank’s balance sheet last year. The profit and loss account for 2022 reported a distributable profit of zero. This result was achieved by tapping €1 billion worth of risk provisions. As in the previous years, no profit was transferred to the Federal budget. “The Bundesbank sustained exceptional financial burdens in 2022,” Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel explained with regard to the annual accounts.

The monetary policy turnaround shaped the Bundesbank’s balance sheet last year. The profit and loss account for 2022 reported a distributable profit of zero. This result was achieved by tapping €1 billion worth of risk provisions. As in the previous years, no profit was transferred to the Federal budget. “The Bundesbank sustained exceptional financial burdens in 2022,” Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said at the joint press conference with Executive Board member Joachim Wuermeling.

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