One of the Bundesbank's tasks is to collect monetary, financial and external sector statistical data, comprehensive sets of indicators and seasonally adjusted business statistics. For macroeconomic analysis relevant data are then fed into the macroeconomic time series published in the time series databases.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was conceived at the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944, and currently has 190 member countries. Germany joined the Fund in 1952. The overarching aim of the IMF is to promote economic policy cooperation and stability in the international monetary system. Its mandate also covers financial stability issues that have monetary implications.

At this year’s European Banking Congress in Frankfurt am Main, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel issued an emphatic plea for reforms for Europe’s future. Against the backdrop of mounting geopolitical tensions, a challenging global trade environment and demographic change, Mr Nagel urged for a clear European strategy to safeguard productivity and welfare over the long term.