In its role as fiscal agent of the Federal Government the Bundesbank fulfills different tasks related to the issuance and settlement of Federal securities.

In Germany, institutions provide deposit protection according to their bank category, with statutory and voluntary schemes set up by the banking associations operating alongside one another.

Visit our exciting and interactive exhibitions on the subject of money at the German Bundesbank's Money Museum. Admission is free.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat heute die Ergebnisse des aufsichtlichen Überprüfungs- und
Bewertungsprozesses (Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process – SREP) für 2025 und ihre
Aufsichtsprioritäten für die Jahre 2026 bis 2028 veröffentlicht. 

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €18.6 billion in September 2025, up €9.1 billion on the previous month’s level. This was mainly caused by a larger goods account surplus. Another reason was the shift to a surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat vor Kurzem die Überprüfung ihres Risikokontrollrahmens für besicherte Kreditgeschäfte abgeschlossen. Damit soll sichergestellt werden, dass der Risikokontrollrahmen weiterhin die Risikoabsicherung, Konsistenz und Risikoäquivalenz über alle Sicherheitenkategorien hinweg gewährleistet

Banknote circulation in Germany has a small environmental footprint. This is the result of a study commissioned by the Deutsche Bundesbank which examines the environmental impact of the issuance, distribution, use and disposal of euro banknotes.

The total environmental impact per person of a year’s worth of average cash payments in the euro area is very low. According to the ECB study, it is equivalent to driving a standard car for eight kilometres. The Eurosystem is committed to making euro banknotes as environmentally friendly as possible, whilst ensuring cash is widely available and accepted.

Die Finanzsanktionen angesichts der Lage in Guinea dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union.

With MACCs, the Deutsche Bundesbank offers its counterparties a modern and customer-friendly way to use credit claims as eligible collateral.

As of 10 October 2019, the German Federal government will issue a german €2 commemorative collector’s coin marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The mint condition coins can be purchased at all Bundesbank branches as they become available.

Electronic auction platform for members of the ESM/EFSF Market Group.

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The statistical series have been published since April 2020 and replace the Statistical Supplements as well as the data-related Special Statistical Publications. They contain compilations of tables and charts depicting important specialist statistics.