New team in Tokyo: The Bundesbank’s Representative Office kicks off 2025 with a fresh boost. Dr Eugen Cleveland and Dr Coletta Frenzel Baudisch bring experience and fresh energy to international cooperation.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies im Gesamtjahr 2024 einen Überschuss von 426 Mrd. € auf (2,8 % des BIP im Euroraum), verglichen mit einem Überschuss von 243 Mrd. € (1,7 % des BIP) ein Jahr zuvor.

The monthly balance sheet statistics list domestic banks (MFIs)' assets and liabilities based on the books at the end of the month. They thus represent the most comprehensive statistical survey of the banking industry in Germany and are at the core of the banking statistics reporting system.

In November 2024, around 80 experts from over 40 countries met in Frankfurt for the second gold conference. The event provided a valuable platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience on issues relating to the management and handling of gold reserves.

From 4 to 6 February 2025, Bundesbank experts met with high-ranking guests from Kazakhstan to discuss best practices in HR management.

At the Second Forum Bundesbank in Madrid, experts discussed Germany’s economic challenges, the impact of current US trade policy and the potential trajectory of the European economy. International dialogue was promoted by the presence of high-level participants.

On 25 March, Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkhard Balz and Dr Rama Krishna Sithanen, Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) extending the agreement of close cooperation.

Discover the changes to our programme of international central banking courses in 2025. NEW: two online courses on “Revisions to the Basel Core Principles” and “Bundesbank’s climate risk stress test”. Registration is open.

“That’s a wrap” – the intensive work has paid off. The new CIC image film captures the lively atmosphere of our seminars. Join us behind the scenes and find out how we made the film.