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.

General government debt in Germany increased by €62 billion in 2023 to €2.62 trillion. The basis for this calculation is government debt as defined in the Maastricht Treaty, which is harmonised across the European Union. The increase was similar to that of the previous year, but significantly weaker than in the years before. Central government debt grew by €75 billion, while state government debt continued to fall.

The Deutsche Bundesbank is the independent central bank of Germany. Its core business area is the monetary policy of the Eurosystem. Besides this, however, the Bundesbank performs a number of other important tasks. The following animation film gives an overview.

On 30 January 2018, the German government issued a €2 commemorative collector’s coin “100th anniversary of the birth of Helmut Schmidt”.

Die Kreditbedingungen für die meisten Arten von Gegenparteien wurden in der Zeit von Dezember 2023 bis Februar 2024 insgesamt gelockert. Damit liefen sie den in der Umfrage vom Dezember 2023 geäußerten Erwartungen einer weiteren Verschärfung zuwider.