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

Germany as a trading centre recorded strong growth in foreign exchange trading and in interest rate derivatives business. These findings were revealed by the survey of foreign exchange and derivatives market activity conducted in April 2025 and covering all major global financial centres. The survey was carried out by central banks in 52 countries in consultation with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

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Germany’s gross external debt amounted to €6.7 trillion at the end of the second quarter 2025; relative to gross domestic product (GDP) it increased in the period under review.

Germany’s net international investment position (i.i.p.) fell by €77.5 billion in the second quarter of 2025.

In this area you will find a selection of previous counterparty information letters on eligible collateral.

In the second quarter of 2025, the German net international investment position (i.i.p.) decreased by €78 billion to €3.3 trillion; that equates to 76 % of gross domestic product (GDP). German claims on non-residents now stand at €13.9 trillion. This compares to German liabilities amounting to €10.5 trillion.

In TIPS there are two regular releases scheduled per year – one following the second weekend of June and one following the third weekend of November. The dates have been coordinated with the releases in the other TARGET Services. This area contains information on the content as well as milestone planning of the releases.

The German government has decided to mint a 2€ commemorative coin marking 1,275 years since the birth of Charlemagne, to be issued from 30th March 2023.

The balance of payments records all economic transactions between residents and non-residents within a given time period and thus shows a country’s complex economics links with the rest of the world.

Federal bonds (Bunds), five-year Federal notes (Bobls) and Federal Treasury notes (Schätze) are listed on all German stock exchanges.

In 2023, foreign affiliates with German investors generated an annual turnover of €3.4 trillion.

Der digitale Euro wäre ein digitales Zahlungsmittel. Er würde von den Zentralbanken des Euroraums ausgegeben werden – genauso wie die Euro-Banknoten. Alle Bürgerinnen und Bürger könnten den digitalen Euro nutzen. Die Zentralbanken des Euroraums würden damit den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern zusätzlich zu Bargeld ein Zahlungsmittel anbieten, das sie schnell, einfach und sicher verwenden könnten.

The customer classification is made available to institutions subject to reporting requirements which have to classify economic agents by sector for Bundesbank statistics. For this purpose a sectoral breakdown with explanations is published in the Special Statistical Publication 1 which corresponds to the classification used in the "European System of Accounts (ESA 95)".

Am 23. Juli 2025 beschloss der EZB-Rat die Einführung eines „Klimafaktors“ in den Sicherheitenrahmen des Eurosystems. So sollen die mit der Klimakrise verbundenen finanziellen Risiken besser gesteuert werden. Dieser Klimafaktor ergänzt das bestehende Instrumentarium des Eurosystems zur Risikosteuerung: Er berücksichtigt zukunftsgerichtete Analysen von Klimaszenarien und stärkt dadurch die Resilienz der geldpolitischen Implementierung des Eurosystems.