Pursuant to ESA 2010, the fiscal policy activities of the EU institutions at a national level are not included in the government sector account.

These national public finance statistics contain data on the budgetary developments of central, state and local government, the social security funds and general government according to the definition in the German public finance statistics, which is largely based on transactions booked in the budgets.

In der jüngsten Umfrage über den Zugang von Unternehmen im Euroraum zu Finanzmitteln (SAFE) für das erste Quartal 2026 berichteten die Unternehmen von einem Anstieg der Zinssätze für Bankkredite (per saldo 26 % nach 12 % im Vorquartal).

For the processing of cross-border euro credit transfers via the Customer Access Mechanism-IMPay (CAM-IMPay) the following rules apply. “Procedural rules of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the clearing and settlement of cross-border euro retail payments in Customer Access Mechanism-IMPay (CAM-IMPay) (Procedural rules for CAM-IMPay)”

The new statistics portal presents time series, real-time data, and other statistical data in a modern, user-friendly layout. The time series database is scheduled to be replaced on June 30, 2026.  

Otmar Issing began his career at the Deutsche Bundesbank in 1990, later becoming the European Central Bank’s first chief economist. Speaking at a colloquium marking Issing’s 90th birthday, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel highlighted his decisive role in shaping Europe’s monetary policy framework. 

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.