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Bundesbank’s external position stood at €807 billion at the end of June 2025, with claims from the TARGET2 payment system worth €1051 billion making up around 71 % of total assets. These are followed by international reserves, comprising gold and foreign exchange reserves, including the special drawing rights allocated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which account for a total of 20 % of assets. At 84 %, issuance of euro cash accounted for the bulk of liabilities. Deposits of non-euro area residents amount to 8 % of foreign liabilities.

Verfahren für Geschäftspartnern zur Nutzung von Kreditforderungen als notenbankfähige Sicherheiten.

Die Verfahrensregeln zusammen mit den dazugehörigen Spezifikationen und Schemata beschreiben die zukünftige Abwicklung vonSCC-Karteneinzügen imSEPA-Clearer desEMZder Deutschen Bundesbank.

Germany’s gross external debt amounted to €6.6 trillion at the end of the first quarter 2025; relative to gross domestic product (GDP) it increased in the period under review.

The Basel framework encompasses all applicable standards issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The Bundesbank played a substantial part in formulating all of these standards.

The external assets of the banks (more than 2 trillion euros) are significantly higher than the external liabilities.