The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

The Deutsche Bundesbank calculates the basic rate of interest pursuant to Section 247(1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and publishes its current level in the Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) pursuant to Section 247(2) of the German Civil Code.

€500 banknotes of the 1st series

The MFI interest rate statistics have been collected on a harmonised basis in the euro area since January 2003.They replaced the Bundesbank's interest rate statistics, which were discontinued at the end of the June 2003 reference month.

The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

Here you can find background information on the TARGET balances.

The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

At the beginning of November, Fritzi Köhler-Geib was appointed as new member of the Executive Board. The Executive Board has therefore reallocated its areas of responsibility. The following allocation of responsibilities shall apply with immediate effect.

The €200 banknote of the Europa series was introduced on 17 September 2018. The Europa series was introduced in May 2013, starting with the €5 banknote.

Die Deutsche Bundesbank und die Finanzaufsicht BaFin stoßen gemeinsam den Abbau von Bürokratie an: Die beiden Institutionen haben vorgeschlagen, das Millionenkreditmeldewesen für Banken und Versicherer zum 30. Dezember 2026 einzustellen. Die erforderlichen Gesetzesanpassungen hat das Bundesministerium der Finanzen im Entwurf des Standortfördergesetzes veröffentlicht.

AnaCredit comprises the collection of credit and credit risk data at single borrower (borrower-by-borrower) and loan (loan-by-loan) level. As far as AnaCredit is concerned, the term "credit" encompasses loans and advances as well as bills of exchange.

The Bundesbank will replace damaged euro and Deutsche Mark banknotes if more than half of the note is presented or it can be proved that the missing (larger) part of the banknote has been destroyed.

After comments on the MaRisk draft of 15 February 2024 had been examined in detail, the official revised MaRisk were published on 29 May 2024.