The German government has decided to mint a €10 collector coin entitled “Federal Agency for Technical Relief”, which is scheduled for issue on 24 April 2025.

Eleni worked in the Financial Stability Department during her internship. Read here how she views her time with us.

Die Hauptverwaltung in Berlin und Brandenburg bietet Fortbildungen für (angehende) Lehrkräfte sowie Vorträge für Schüler und Studierende an. Alle Veranstaltungen sind kostenfrei.

In a joint interview published by the Süddeutsche Zeitung of Germany and El Mundo of Spain, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and Banco de España Governor José Luis Escrivá discussed the impact of current US policy on the global economy, ECB Governing Council decisions and Germany’s role in the EU. “The new German government has to contribute actively to the further development of the EU and Europe. And I agree with José Luis Escrivá that Germany has to play its part in leading the EU,” Nagel said.

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The €2 coins with a commemorative design are regular coins , which are accepted as legal tender in all euro-area countries. Although these €2 coins with a commemorative design are more commonly referred to as commemorative coins, they are nonetheless officially classed as “standard” regular issue coins.

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Information about investment funds (public and specialised funds), inter alia about the amounts of assets of investment funds, the number of units outstanding and sales in units, issue and repurchase prices per unit as well as sales receipts and fund repurchases.

At year-end 2023, Germany’s primary outward foreign direct investment (FDI) stocks were up only marginally on the end of 2022 in net terms, rising from €1,694 billion to €1,701 billion. In particular, the appreciation of the euro – coupled with corresponding negative exchange rate effects – played a part in dampening the small increase in stocks. As in the previous years, equity capital accounted for the bulk of Germany’s primary outward FDI, at €1,851 billion. German investors’ foreign credit positions reduced the direct investment stocks by €150 billion on balance, as claims of €433 billion were outweighed by liabilities of €583 billion.

Kapitalpuffer sind wie Stoßdämpfer für das Bankensystem, die die Fahrt über holpriges Terrain erleichtern, schreibt Bundesbank-Vorstandsmitglied Michael Theurer in seinem Gastbeitrag in der FAZ. Sie beizubehalten sei angesichts der unsicheren Aussichten für die Weltwirtschaft und der weiterhin hohen Risiken im Finanzsystem wichtig für die Finanzstabilität.

The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) breaks new ground with the release of the first ever short-term climate scenarios. They provide a detailed view of how climate change and climate policies could affect the global economy and financial system in the near future.

In vielen Fachbereichen stützen wir uns neben der Erhebung immer mehr auch auf die anwendungsbezogene Analyse vielfältiger Daten. Diese helfen uns, Trends zu erkennen, potentielle Chancen zu identifizieren und Risiken zu minimieren.

Following the entry into force of the revised Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation (AWV) on 1 September 2013, all external reports from enterprises, banks, public authorities and individuals must, as a general rule, be submitted in electronic format to the Bundesbank directly.

Die Deutsche Bundesbank öffnet den Europavillon in der Frankfurter Innenstadt für ihre Europawoche. Vom 5. Mai bis 10. Mai bietet die Notenbank eine Vielzahl von Veranstaltungen rund um aktuelle Themen und ihre Aufgaben an.

Der gewichtete Indikator der Kreditfinanzierungskosten für neue Kredite an Unternehmen sank um 19 Basispunkte auf 3,93 %, während der entsprechende Indikator für neue Wohnungsbaukredite an private Haushalte weitgehend unverändert bei 3,32 % lag.