Der gewichtete Indikator der Kreditfinanzierungskosten, in dem die Zinssätze für alle Unternehmenskredite zusammengefasst sind, erhöhte sich im Februar 2023 infolge des Zinseffekts. Der Zinssatz für neue Kredite von über 1 Mio. € mit variabler Verzinsung oder einer anfänglichen Zinsbindung von bis zu drei Monaten stieg um 27 Basispunkte auf 3,68 %.

General government debt in Germany as defined by the Maastricht Treaty increased by €71 billion in 2022 to €2.57 trillion. Debt rose at a slower rate than in previous years, with lower needs from the coronavirus pandemic as it came to an end being counteracted by new burdens arising from the energy crisis. Central government debt grew by €97 billion, but state government debt fell markedly. The debt ratio, meaning the ratio of debt to nominal gross domestic product, fell by 2.9 percentage points to 66.4%.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the European Central Bank, the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Banque de France have opened the BIS Innovation Hub Eurosystem Centre next week in Frankfurt am Main and Paris. The ceremony was streamed live on Tuesday, 28 March 2023. Speakers included Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS; Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB; François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France; and Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank. 

Domestic enterprises, banks, public authorities and individuals are required to report cross-border equity investments on an annual basis wherever their share of capital or voting rights is 10% or higher and the investment enterprise’s total assets are more than €3 million (or the equivalent thereof if its balance sheet is denominated in another currency).

Die Jahreswachstumsrate der weit gefassten Geldmenge M3 sank im Februar 2023 auf 2,9 % nach 3,5 % im Januar.