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.

All euro coins have a common "European" side and a national side. The common side has the same design in all the euro-area member states.

Since November 2024
Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank

In 2024, Germany paid more to the European level than it received by around 0.4 % of its gross national income (€18 billion), as explained in the current edition of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report. It was thus one of ten Member States that made net contributions to the EU budget and the NextGenerationEU (NGEU) off-budget entity. It was not among the frontrunners, however, as it received significantly more NGEU grants than it did in previous years. Once every year, the Bundesbank calculates the net contributions to the EU budget and NGEU. In addition, the Monthly Report examines the European Commission’s proposal for the next multiannual financial framework.

Base wages rose sharply in August.

In the second quarter of 2025, households’ financial assets increased significantly, closing the quarter at €9,216 billion. This represents a rise of €138 billion on the previous quarter. Households built up claims worth €69 billion and also recorded valuation gains of €69 billion.

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.

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As of 1 January 2015, Deutsche Bundesbank branches will accept lodgements of coins from retail customers free of charge only if they comply with the standards laid down in the guidelines for the packaging of coin rolls and if whole numbers of standard containers are submitted per denomination.

The inflation expectations of individuals in Germany for the next 12 months remained unchanged in September at 3.0 %. In response to a qualitative question on inflation developments, the share of households expecting inflation rates to rise during this period increased by 7 percentage points on the previous month, reaching 57 %. Average expectations for inflation three years ahead remained stable in September, sitting at 3.2 %. Meanwhile, average expectations five years ahead decreased slightly by 0.1 percentage point on the month to 3.4 %.