Reporting parties can use XML files to submit external transaction and stock reports electronically and securely to the Bundesbank via NExt (until the beginning of 2026).

After comments on the MaRisk draft of 15 February 2024 had been examined in detail, the official revised MaRisk were published on 29 May 2024.

Die Finanzsanktionen zur Bekämpfung schwerer Menschenrechtsverletzungen und -verstöße dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union.

In T2 there are two regular releases scheduled per year – one on the second weekend of June and one on the third weekend of November. The dates are synchronised with the releases in T2S (June and November). The respective release notes for the production and test environment can be found here.

The average inflation expectations of households in Germany for the next 12 months increased by 0.1 percentage point in April to 3.6 %. In response to a qualitative question on inflation rate developments, the share of households expecting inflation rates to rise during this period grew by 4 percentage points on the previous month to 84 %. This is the highest value recorded by this survey since October 2022. Average expectations for the inflation rate in three years’ time remained stable in April at 3.4 %. Expectations for the average over the next five years rose by 0.1 percentage point to 3.4 %.

Answers to frequently asked questions about applying for a job at the Bundesbank.

From now on, the Bundesbank will also publish the ten-year averages for discount interest rates pursuant to section 253 (2) of the German Commercial Code each month.

XML format can be used to submit payment reports pursuant to Annexes Z 4, Z 8 and Z 10 to Z 15 to the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation. Files can be transmitted using an internet browser or, for larger volumes of data, using an automatic procedure.