The signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formally extends the long-standing cooperation between the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Bank of Namibia, which stretches back ten years. Staff training, technical support, benchmarking exercises and staff exchanges are planned.

At the beginning of November, the Centre for International Central Bank Dialogue welcomed a delegation from Malawi to Frankfurt for the first time.

New online courses available. Apply now. Short deadline for our courses “Central bank communication” (02 September) and “Crisis management at supervised credit institutions” (08 September)!

In 2020, demand for bilateral cooperation between central banks in the field of cash management increased and became more diversified. The new international online courses are being well received. The pandemic, cash centres, IT applications and cash processing were the hottest topics.

A wide range of topics, including statistics and financial stability, are being offered online in varying formats – individual course units or modular courses that build on each other.

Automation, digitalisation, process optimisation, pandemic preparedness, counterfeit money – all issues that have a bearing on cash management. Our new online courses address these topics and more. 

The new online courses have been up and running for three months. Marcus Haas, advisor on banking supervision, gives us a personal insight into the new normal.

If you have general questions with regard to payments or your account please contact your responsible customer service team (KBS).

2020 we offer again a broad variety of international central banking courses. Four Courses are brand new: Central bank communication via social media, Environmental and Energy Management, Cash management and Accounting for banking supervisors

EU Twinning light project “Strengthening the capacities of the system for fight against counterfeiting of EUR” in North Macedonia successfully completed.

Martin Dinkelborg is the programme manager responsible for the recently launched EU-funded project with the Western Balkans, a major project involving 30 institutions. In an interview, he illustrates just how complex the project is and talks of the many challenges that had to be overcome before the programme could be launched.

Abdulrahman Al Hamidy and Burkhard Balz sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the AMF and the Bundesbank.

At a ceremony on 6 March 2020, the EU twinning project with the Serbian national bank in Belgrade was formally concluded. Burkhard Balz, Bundesbank Executive Board member, hailed it a success in his speech.

Starting in June, you will be able to participate in our new web-seminars each week. Sign up now – the number of participants is limited.

Marcus Haas has been responsible for providing technical expertise on the topic of “banking supervision” at the CIC since October 2019. The coronavirus pandemic has given rise to a multitude of questions in the financial sector, which are his task to field. Here, you can read about how he is sharing his expertise with others while working from home.

Is cash a thing of the past? Certainly not! It is an important means of payment and will remain so in the future. A central bank should be well prepared in this respect. In this age of automation and digitalisation, it is important to address the right questions and make adjustments for the future. The CIC has an interesting proposal relating to this issue.

Technology-based financial enterprises, also known as fintechs, have the potential to transform the financial system permanently. Experts from 15 countries discussed the challenges central banks and financial supervisory authorities face in their work with the advent of fintechs.

Britta Weinmann is the Bundesbank’s new representative at the German embassy in Moscow. Ms Weinmann, who worked in banking supervision at the Bank’s Regional Office in Hesse prior to this, took over her new role on 1 August from Sven Redel

All course information in one place – from registration to feedback.

Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkhard Balz and William Nyagaka, Director of Kenya School of Monetary Studies, extend the Memorandum of Understanding that has existed since 2007.

Ceremonies took place to formally mark two changes of office, each with around 50 guests. The new Bundesbank representatives are Thomas Notheis in Mumbai and Alexander Lieber in São Paulo.

Following many online courses over the past two years, the “Introduction to the Basel Framework” course was held in Frankfurt as a face-to-face event in April. Marcus Haas, advisor on banking supervision, reports on how it went and the advantages and disadvantages of in-person courses.

Experts from 17 countries and the Bundesbank discussed various issues regarding the exchange and shared use of sensitive and granular data and microdata. Real-world applicability was key. The seminar will be held again in 2019.

One year ago, the new Centre for International Central Bank Dialogue was established. Synergies have been harnessed in the field of central bank cooperation by working hand in hand with the Bundesbank’s representatives around the world.

The Representative Office in New York provides an informal atmosphere – Bundesbank staff present their work to American banking and financial experts. To start off: Dr Weigert with the 2018 Financial Stability Review.

Climate change is posing new risks to the financial industry. This new expert panel provides an opportunity to discuss various regulatory initiatives around the globe and to analyse the new challenges faced by central banks and supervisory authorities. Registration deadline: 26 April 2019.

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Deutsche Bundesbank and the People’s Bank of China.

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.

This system of indicators uses a number of data items, most of them publicly available, to provide a quick overview over green finance in Germany and its latest developments. It distinguishes financial, real economic and climate-related indicators.

OMTOS (OpenMarket Tender Operations System) is the electronic bidding system for the execution of the Eurosystem's open market operations as well as the foreign exchange Liquidity Providing Operations (LPO).

Electronic auction platform for members of the ESM/EFSF Market Group.

The NGFS is a global network of central banks and supervisory authorities advocating a more sustainable financial system.

Das sagen Beschäftigte.

Economist in the Research Centre since August 2014

Du hast Spaß am Zubereiten und Anrichten von Speisen? Bei uns kannst Du die Kochkunst von Grund auf lernen!

Special exhibition at the Money Museum curated by the Numismatic Collection, open from 30 June 2021 to 29 May 2022

Die Finanzsanktionen angesichts der Lage in Haiti dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen des Sicherheitsrats der Vereinten Nationen. Sie werden grundsätzlich durch unmittelbar geltende Rechtsakte der Europäischen Union (EU-Verordnungen) in Kraft gesetzt.

In kurzen Video-Clips beantworten Studierende häufig gestellte Fragen zum Studiengang „Zentralbankwesen (BWL) / Bachelor of Science“ an der Hochschule der Bundesbank.

Unser Projektportfolio ist sehr vielfältig und wird sowohl mit klassischen als auch mit agilen Projektmanagementmethoden bearbeitet. Wir beteiligen uns in internationalen Projekten und bringen so das Eurosystem voran. Unsere größte Aufgabe ist derzeit die Cloudintegration im J2C-Projekt.

Das Traineeprogramm dauert zwölf Monate und verbindet Theorie und Praxis. Du erhältst für diese Zeit einen befristeten Arbeitsvertrag als Angestellte*r auf Basis des Tarifvertrages für den öffentlichen Dienst. Das Programm beginnt am 1. Juni und am 1. Dezember.

The Bundesbank has been collecting annual statistics on foreign direct investment stocks (DI) in accordance with the provisions of the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung) since 1976 and publishes aggregated results in the Bundesbank's Special Statistical Publication 10.

Unseren Service für die Bundesbank erbringen wir an verschiedenen Standorten im gesamten Bundesgebiet mit unterschiedlichen Schwerpunkten.

Neben den klassischen IT-Aufgaben großer Institutionen gibt es bei uns auch spezielle Zentralbank-Technologien. Dementsprechend umfangreich ist unser Service intern für die Fachbereiche der Bundesbank und extern für ihre Kooperationspartner.

The IFS-Base is the core module of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s Investment Funds Statistics (IFS). Since September 2009 the IFS allows for a detailed overview of the assets and liabilities of German open-end investment funds on a fund-by-fund level.