Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Monaco.

Details of the structure and naming of files in the Deutsche Bundesbank's XML -based reporting system can be found here.

We use money every day, taking it for granted in our daily lives. At the same time, money is one of the most important business areas for any central bank. But what exactly is money? What forms does it take, and what are the characteristics that turn something into money? We answer these and other questions in the following animation film.

The German government has decided to mint a €5 collectors' coin with the motif “Planet Earth”, issued on 14 April 2016.

formation on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Cyprus.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Estonia.

An analysis of future economic developments is indispensible for deciding on the monetary policy stance and assessing economic policy decisions. The Bundesbank therefore regularly prepares extensive forecasts of important economic metrics for Germany.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Italy.

Links to the websites of the ESCB's central banks.

In the CAM, invoices are produced for the previous month and sent to the participants. Under various items, the invoices summarise the fees for submitted payments in line with the schedule of fees.

This section provides information on the various Eurosystem testing procedures.

SWIFT is a provider of global communication services for the exchange of information about financial transactions in a standardised form.

The European Banking Authority is an independent EU authority, although it is accountable to the European Parliament, the EU Council and the European Commission.

Um seine geldpolitischen Ziele zu erreichen, stehen dem Eurosystem verschiedene geldpolitische Instrumente zur Verfügung. Dazu gehören die Offenmarktgeschäfte, die die Deutsche Bundesbank im Rahmen ihrer Zuständigkeit mit Geschäftspartnern durchführt, die in Deutschland niedergelassen oder ansässig sind.