For our daily purchases we can withdraw cash from our bank account. But where do the banks get this cash from? What happens to the cash after we have paid with it? And who makes sure that there is always enough cash where it’s needed, when it’s needed? The following film gives an overview.

In our everyday lives, we are regularly confronted with terms that carry "interest" in their names. But what exactly are interest rates and what influence do they have? We want to get to the bottom of the most important interest terms and economic interrelationships in this explanatory film.

The euro has proven to be a stable currency. The Bundesbank, together with the other central banks in the euro area, makes sure of this. But why is a stable currency so important? The Bundesbank has created an animated film to illustrate why it is important that prices do not rise or fall sharply overall and which role the central bank plays in safeguarding price stability.

Asset purchases can be a monetary policy measure to raise the inflation rate to the desired level in a low interest rate environment. The following film explains how this works.

Facts and Figures

Germany’s gross external debt amounted to €6.8 trillion at the end of the third quarter 2025; relative to gross domestic product (GDP) it increased in the period under review.

Heute ist der Euro in Bulgarien in Umlauf gebracht worden. Somit verwenden jetzt 21 Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union (EU) die gemeinsame europäische Währung.

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