The Deutsche Bundesbank is putting the results of its architectural competition for the planned new buildings at its Central Office premises in Frankfurt am Main out on display. The exhibition at the German Architecture Museum, featuring the 29 architectural designs submitted, was opened to the public today with a press conference that simultaneously served as a virtual opening.

Zum Ende des ersten Quartals 2020 betrug das Geldvermögen der privaten Haushalte in Deutschland 6 337 Mrd €.

“The past becomes the future – the Bundesbank’s Central Office in Frankfurt am Main” takes a close look at the architecture of the building, setting it in historical context.

Our course program for 2026 is now online, featuring more events in person, more practical takeaways and more opportunities to network. Sign up now! Find out how we use international projects and delegations to build bridges and strengthen dialogue in the world of central banking – from Andorra to Tajikistan. Read about the successful conclusion of phase II of the EU-funded project with the Western Balkans. And meet some of the new Bundesbank faces in Paris, Rome, Madrid and Frankfurt.

German banks tightened their credit standards and lending conditions again in the second quarter of 2020. While there was a sharp rise in demand for loans to enterprises, demand for loans for house purchase fell for the first time since 2017. This is shown by the results of a survey of German banks’ lending, which is conducted four times a year.

Laut der Umfrage blieben die Kreditrichtlinien für Unternehmenskredite im zweiten Quartal 2020 weitgehend unverändert, während die Richtlinien für die Vergabe von Wohnungsbaukrediten sowie von Konsumentenkrediten und sonstigen Krediten an private Haushalte weiter verschärft wurden.