The European Central Bank has expanded the options available for visually presenting statistical data. On its “Our statistics” website, users can now deploy a new tool to show statistics in the form of network graphs, accompanied by explanatory texts.

Diana Rutzka-Hascher, previously President of the Bundesbank’s Regional Office in Hesse, is now head of the Bank's Directorate General Human Resources at Central Office, while HR chief Thomas Ollinger has taken her position as the new President of the Regional Office. Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann congratulated the two officials at a function in Frankfurt am Main attended by around 170 invited guests.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann and Executive Board member Sabine Mauderer say that central banks do have a part to play in forging a more sustainable financial system. But speaking at a conference in Frankfurt am Main, they both warned against overburdening monetary policymakers with climate policy objectives.

At the end of 2019, Germany’s net external assets stood at €2,472 billion, thus amounting to almost 72% of nominal gross domestic product (GDP). The German net external asset position rose by €345 billion year-on-year.

Prof. Dr. Axel A. Weber, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Speech at the Kangaroo-Group / EPIC Lunch

After the year got off to a moderate start, the German economy rebounded quite strongly in the second quarter of 2018. The Bundesbank believes that the German economy is likely to remain on a sound growth path in the current quarter. However, as is explained further in the August issue of the Monthly Report, the pace of growth could tail off slightly.