The task of the historical archive is to safeguard all documents of archival value from the former Bank deutscher Länder and the Deutsche Bundesbank.

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I am confident that our financial system can mobilise the necessary financing, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said in a speech at the Adam Smith Business School in Glasgow, where he talked about the financing for the transition to a greenhouse gas-neutral economy. He also elaborated on what the potential financing mix to fund the transition might look like. Furthermore, Nagel emphasised the need for a strong banking system and improved access to capital market financing. 

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The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

In the third quarter of 2024, German households’ financial assets grew by €197 billion, closing the quarter at a new record high of €9,004 billion. This is a continuation of the uninterrupted growth trend that has lasted since end-2023.

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Einmal jährlich lädt die Bundesbank Lehrerinnen und Lehrer aus ganz Deutschland ein, um sich über aktuelle Bundesbank-Themen und Fragen zu deren Vermittlung in der Schule auszutauschen. In diesem Jahr wurden die Lehrkräfte erstmals von Lutz Lienenkämper empfangen. Neben der Geldpolitik im Euroraum und der aktuellen Konjunktur in Deutschland waren auch die Zukunft des Bargeldes, der Stand des digitalen Euros und der Einsatz künstlicher Intelligenz Thema des Austauschs. 

Bundesbankvorstand Burkhard Balz ist bei einer Rede in Oldenburg auf aktuelle Herausforderungen im Zahlungsverkehr eingegangen. Der Zahlungsverkehr ist ein gutes Beispiel dafür, dass wir mehr Zusammenarbeit und vor allem auch mehr Europa brauchen und nicht weniger, sagte er. Der digitale Euro und die Verbesserung des grenzüberschreitenden Zahlungsverkehrs seien zwei der Themen, an denen das Eurosystem arbeite.

German banks tightened credit standards for loans to enterprises, loan to households for house purchase, and for  consumer credit and other lending to households in the fourth quarter of 2024. Loan demand increased further in all loan categories, especially for loans to households for house purchase.

In unserer Zentrale in Frankfurt am Main sowie in zahlreichen Hauptverwaltungen und Filialen können Sie ein unbezahltes Schulpraktikum absolvieren.

The continual observation of price stability is based on analyses of price statistics. Particular attention is usually paid to the German Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) and the national Consumer Price Index (CPI), which are both published by the Federal Statistical Office and often used throughout the EU and as inflation measures.

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen den Terrorismus dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen des Sicherheitsrats der Vereinten Nationen.

Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkhard Balz has spoken out in favour of a future that includes cash: Let us work together to ensure that cash keeps its time-tested place in an increasingly digitalised world, he said in his speech at the Bundesbank’s cash symposium in Berlin. In order to guarantee freedom of choice in payments, access to and acceptance of cash must be maintained, said Mr Balz.

The National Accounts (SNA) describe in a quantitative manner the economic situation of a regional unit within a specified period.

Die aggregierte Summe der Aktiva der Kreditinstitute mit Sitz in der EU erhöhte sich von 31,54 Bio. € im September 2023 auf 33,12 Bio. € im September 2024, was einerZunahme um 5,01 % entspricht.

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The labour cost index measures developments in labour costs per man-hour worked and is harmonised across Europe. It indicates from a cost perspective the risks to price stability and contributes to the location and competition analyses in a European comparison.

The output index for the production sector is calculated monthly by the Federal Statistical Office and includes the sectors mining and quarrying, manufacturing, energy and construction.