On account of the differences in the legal frameworks and the various domestic direct debit procedures which exist, the EPC decided at an early stage to develop a completely new SEPA Direct Debit Scheme (SDD). However, implementation of this scheme was only possible once a common framework had been developed within the European Union.

Lisa, Wirtschaftspsychologie-Studentin, berichtet von ihrem Einsatz, bei dem sie die Digitalisierung im Personalbereich mitgestaltet. Lest in ihrer Jobstory, welche Erfahrungen sie dabei macht und was sie aus ihrem Praktikum mitnimmt.

On 22 January 2015, the ECB Governing Council announced the launch of an expanded asset purchase programme (APP).

One of the major elements of the Basel III framework and its implementation in the European Union (EU) is a leverage ratio. This sets a bank’s supervisory Tier 1 capital in relation to its total exposure. 

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

Im Juni 2025 wies die Leistungsbilanz einen Überschuss von 36 Mrd. € auf (nach 32 Mrd. € im Vormonat).

Goethe University Frankfurt has appointed Bundesbank Executive Board member Fritzi Köhler-Geib as an honorary professor. Dr Köhler-Geib has been teaching master level courses in international and development economics/economic policy within the university’s economics and business department since 2021. She will continue to provide students on her courses, which focus on the intersection of financial markets and the real economy, with her practice-oriented perspective on policy measures to support economic growth and transformation processes.

 Implementing Regulation of the European Union as part of the additional monitoring metrics for liquidity reporting.

The German Panel on Household Finances (PHF) is a panel survey on household finance and wealth in Germany, covering the balance sheet, pension, income, work life and other demographic characteristics of private households living in Germany. The panel survey is conducted by the Research Centre of the Deutsche Bundesbank.