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Annual accounts for 2025 Statement at the press conference presenting the Deutsche Bundesbank’s Annual Report for 2025
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Beschlüsse des EZB-Rats (ohne Zinsbeschlüsse)
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Review of the operational framework for implementing monetary policy
On 13 March 2024, the ECB Governing Council decided on changes to the operational framework for implementing monetary policy. These changes will affect how central bank liquidity will be provided as excess liquidity in the banking system, while remaining significant over the coming years, gradually declines.
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Bundesbank taps its risk provisions for 2022
The monetary policy turnaround shaped the Bundesbank’s balance sheet last year. The profit and loss account for 2022 reported a distributable profit of zero. This result was achieved by tapping €1 billion worth of risk provisions. As in the previous years, no profit was transferred to the Federal budget. “T
he Bundesbank sustained exceptional financial burdens in 2022,
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Financial Stability Review 2022: German financial system could come under considerable pressure
The worsening energy crisis, a sharp economic slump and abruptly rising market interest rates could put the financial system in Germany under considerable pressure.
“To ensure that potential stress is not amplified via the financial system, financial institutions must be sufficiently resilient on their own,”
said Claudia Buch, Vice-President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the presentation of the 2022 Financial Stability Review.“Financial institutions should assess the impact of adverse scenarios. Given the high uncertainty, they should engage in prudent risk provisioning and exercise caution when distributing profits,”
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Monatliche Zahlungsbilanz des Euroraums: Januar 2026
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Im Januar 2026 wies die Leistungsbilanz einen Überschuss von 38 Mrd. € auf (nach 13 Mrd. € im Vormonat).
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“Twinning light” project with North Macedonia now underway - Twinning with Belarus nearing its goal
Fight against euro counterfeiting in North Macedonia and strengthening overall central banking business in Belarus are at the focus of the current twinning and twinning light projects.
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Let’s bet on more Europe, especially in the world of finance Guest contribution in Handelsblatt
International investors are turning more to Europe and Germany. The next technological leap is Europe’s chance to step into a more prominent role on the global stage, argues Sabine Mauderer, First Deputy Governor of the Bundesbank.
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Loss arising from counterfeits falls significantly Fewer counterfeit banknotes in circulation
The Bundesbank identified just under 68,000 counterfeit euro banknotes in German payments in 2025. This represented a 6.1 % decrease in counterfeit banknotes year on year.
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Arbeitsblätter zu „Mein Euro – Spiel- und Rechengeld“
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Damaged money
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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Pressekonferenz am 19. März 2026 – Erklärung zur Geldpolitik
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Der EZB-Rat hat heute beschlossen, die drei Leitzinssätze der EZB unverändert zu belassen. Wir sind entschlossen, dafür zu sorgen, dass sich die Inflation auf mittlere Frist bei unserem Zielwert von 2 % stabilisiert. Der Krieg im Nahen Osten hat zu deutlich unsichereren Aussichten geführt. Er hat Aufwärtsrisiken für die Inflation und Abwärtsrisiken für das Wirtschaftswachstum zur Folge. Durch höhere Energiepreise wird sich der Krieg auf kurze Frist erheblich auf die Inflation auswirken. Die mittelfristigen Auswirkungen werden sowohl von der Intensität und der Dauer des Konflikts als auch davon abhängen, wie die Energiepreise auf die Verbraucherpreise durchschlagen und die Wirtschaft beeinträchtigen.
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Geldpolitische Beschlüsse vom 19. März 2026
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Der EZB-Rat hat heute beschlossen, die drei Leitzinssätze der EZB unverändert zu belassen. Er ist entschlossen, dafür zu sorgen, dass sich die Inflation auf mittlere Frist beim Zielwert von 2 % stabilisiert. Der Krieg im Nahen Osten hat zu deutlich unsichereren Aussichten geführt.
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Outright transactions
According to the general rules for Eurosystem monetary policy instruments and procedures, the outright purchase and sale of securities on the market (outright transactions) are considered standard open market operations within the Eurosystem’s monetary policy framework.
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Standards and initiatives, links, glossary Selected Standards and initiatives in the area of payments and securities settlement
Link to selected standards and initiatives at national level, of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), at European level (outside the ESCB), selected international standards and initiatives and links to English language websites of EU/ESCB central banks.
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Announcement of a multi-ISIN auction – Reopening of two Federal bonds
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Annexes to Data Reports Monthly balance sheet statistics (BISTA – Bilanzstatistik)
Detailed description of positions of banks’ month-end asset and liability positions in the form of a balance sheet with a supplementary breakdown of the balance sheet items by category, maturity and sector of the respective creditors and debtors.
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Reopening of two Federal bonds – Auction result
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EZB veröffentlicht Statistik der Bankenaufsicht über bedeutende Institute für das vierte Quartal 2025
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Harte Kernkapitalquote im vierten Quartal 2025 bei 16,18 % (nach 16,10 % im Vorquartal und 15,97 % ein Jahr zuvor. Annualisierte Eigenkapitalrendite im vierten Quartal 2025 bei 9,53 % (nach 9,88 % im Vorquartal und 9,54 % ein Jahr zuvor).
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Auction announcement – Reopening of five-year Federal notes (Bundesobligationen – “Bobls”) series 193 by auction
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EZB begrüßt Entscheidung bezüglich neuem ESF-Standort
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Guidelines on the counterparty breakdown according to Annex V, Part 1.42
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Tägliche Rendite der börsennotierten Bundeswertpapiere
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