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Bits & Bargeld – wie bezahlen wir morgen? Bayreuth
Die Frage, wie wir in Zukunft bezahlen, betrifft alle Bürgerinnen und Bürger in Deutschland – egal, ob als Kunde, Händler oder Unternehmer.
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Implications of climate change and climate policies for monetary policy Expert panel
The expert panel is targeted at central bankers who are directly involved in monetary policy implementation, with many years of experience working in this field. Candidates should have extensive knowledge and a sound understanding of monetary policy implementation and operational frameworks and should be familiar with the debate on green finance and climate change as a source of risk. Participants will be expected to contribute actively to the panel by presenting the work/viewpoint of their central bank on this topic.
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Koblenz branch
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.
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Information on the reporting system
If you have any general queries concerning the external reporting system or you are calling from a mobile network, please contact one of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s four Service Centres (SC) for External Sector Audits / Reporting Queries. The adjacent map shows which region each service centre is responsible for.
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Weekly activity index for the German economy
The weekly activity index (WAI) is an index designed to measure real economic activity in Germany in a timely manner. The index is based on daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly indicators for the German economy.
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German general government debt up in 2024 by €57 billion to €2.7 trillion, debt ratio down from 62.9% to 62.5%
General government debt in Germany increased by €57 billion in 2024 to €2.69 trillion. Central government debt grew the most, by €36 billion. State and local governments recorded an increase of €15 billion and €14 billion, respectively.
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Schülermesse „Stuzubi“ in der MOC Fachmesse für Ausbildung+Studium
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PRISMA: Refining and improving the supervisory reporting system
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Bundesbank trauert um Julia Dingwort-Nusseck
Die Deutsche Bundesbank trauert um Julia Dingwort-Nusseck. Die frühere Präsidentin der Landeszentralbank Niedersachsen und erste Frau im Zentralbankrat der Deutschen Bundesbank ist am 7. Juni 2025 im Alter von 103 Jahren verstorben.
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Privacy policy
06.06.2025 DE
The Deutsche Bundesbank will use your personal information in compliance with data protection regulations and has appointed a Data Protection Officer pursuant to the Federal Data Protection Act.
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Minimum reserves
The ECB requires credit institutions to hold compulsory deposits on accounts with the national central banks: these are called “minimum” or “required” reserves. The amount of required reserves that each credit institution has to hold is determined by its reserve base multiplied by a minimum reserve ratio.
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Guatemala
No English translation available
Die Finanzsanktionen angesichts der Lage in Guatemala dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union.
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Inflation expectations Survey on Consumer Expectations
11.06.2025 DE
The average inflation expectations for the next 12 months among households in Germany fell significantly between April and May. At 2.8 %, they were 0.4 percentage point below the previous month’s figure. For the first time since October 2024, less than half of households (45 %) expected inflation rates to rise over the next 12 months. Longer-term inflation expectations declined in May as well. Average expectations for the inflation rate three years ahead were down on the month by 0.4 percentage point to 3.0 %, whilst expectations for average inflation over the next five years declined by 0.2 percentage point to 3.3 %.
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Interview im Deutschlandfunk: Bundesbankpräsident Joachim Nagel zur Deutschland-Prognose
08.06.2025 No English translation available
Bundesbankpräsident Joachim Nagel hat am 8. Juni im Live-Interview mit dem Deutschlandfunk darüber gesprochen, wie sich die deutsche Wirtschaft voraussichtlich entwickeln wird. Er stellte dabei die aktuelle Deutschland-Prognose der Bundesbank vor. Zu den weiteren Interview-Themen gehörten die US-Zölle sowie die Zinsentscheidung der Europäischen Zentralbank.
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Balance of payments
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.
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Monthly Financial Statement of the Deutsche Bundesbank Reporting period September 2025
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Bundesbank trauert um Julia Dingwort-Nusseck
11.06.2025 No English translation available
Die Deutsche Bundesbank trauert um Julia Dingwort-Nusseck. Die frühere Präsidentin der Landeszentralbank Niedersachsen und erste Frau im Zentralbankrat der Deutschen Bundesbank ist am 7. Juni 2025 im Alter von 103 Jahren verstorben.
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10 euro collector coin series
Information on the series “Air Moves” and “In the service of society”.
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SCL-Directory
The SCL-Directory is used for the automated processing of SEPA payments via the Bundesbank’s RPS SEPA-Clearer. It contains all the business identifier codes (BICs) that can be reached via the SEPA-Clearer.
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T2 release planning
In T2 there are two regular releases scheduled per year – one on the second weekend of June and one on the third weekend of November. The dates are synchronised with the releases in T2S (June and November). The respective release notes for the production and test environment can be found here.
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Beirat der Hauptverwaltung in Baden-Württemberg
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Der Beirat der Hauptverwaltung in Baden-Württemberg besteht aus Vertretern verschiedener Wirtschaftszweige.
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Ways of purchasing mint condition coins
Information on the options for obtaining the stamping quality “Stamp Shine”.
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Exchange rate statistics Statistical Series - Issue October 2025
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The external position of the Bundesbank, International reserves and foreign currceny liquidity of the Eurosystem
Bundesbank’s external position stood at €839 billion at the end of May 2025, with claims from the TARGET2 payment system worth €1067 billion making up around 70 % of total assets. These are followed by international reserves, comprising gold and foreign exchange reserves, including the special drawing rights allocated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which account for a total of 21 % of assets. At 84 %, issuance of euro cash accounted for the bulk of liabilities. Deposits of non-euro area residents amount to 7 % of foreign liabilities.
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Rostock branch
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.
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Die deutsche Zahlungsbilanz im April 2025
Die deutsche Leistungsbilanz verzeichnete im April 2025 einen Überschuss von 23,5 Mrd €. Das Ergebnis lag um 9,4 Mrd € unter dem Niveau des Vormonats. Dahinter standen niedrigere Aktivsalden im Warenhandel und insbesondere bei den „unsichtbaren“ Leistungstransaktionen, die neben Dienstleistungen auch Primär- und Sekundäreinkommen umfassen.
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International cooperation
The Bundesbank brings its expertise to numerous European and international bodies and organisations in which issues concerning financial stability and the financial and monetary system are analysed and policy measures are coordinated.
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Credit data statistics (AnaCredit)
AnaCredit comprises the collection of credit and credit risk data at single borrower (borrower-by-borrower) and loan (loan-by-loan) level. As far as AnaCredit is concerned, the term "credit" encompasses loans and advances as well as bills of exchange.
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Climate-related disclosures 2025: improved climate performance by Bundesbank’s financial investments
12.06.2025 DE
The greenhouse gas emissions of the Bundesbank’s euro-denominated own portfolio (euro portfolio) and reserve assets have been in decline on aggregate over the past years, the Bank reports in its latest climate-related disclosures. In this report, the Bank looks in particular at the climate performance of its own financial investments. For the first time, the Bundesbank is also disclosing greenhouse gas metrics on its shares of the Eurosystem’s monetary policy holdings of corporate and covered bonds.
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Nettotilgungen am deutschen Rentenmarkt im April 2025
Das Brutto-Emissionsvolumen am deutschen Rentenmarkt lag im April mit 115,9 Mrd € unter dem Niveau des Vormonats (137,9 Mrd €). Nach Abzug der Tilgungen und unter Berücksichtigung der Eigenbestandsveränderungen der Emittenten reduzierte sich der Umlauf heimischer Rentenwerte im Ergebnis um 16,6 Mrd €. Ausländische Schuldtitel wurden am deutschen Markt im Umfang von 10,9 Mrd € abgesetzt. Insgesamt sank der Umlauf von Schuldverschreibungen in Deutschland im April damit um 5,7 Mrd €.
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Fundament und Fortschritt: Der digitale Euro als Baustein europäischer Souveränität Impulsvortrag bei der Veranstaltung „IKF Impulse“ zum Thema „Bezahlen in der Zukunft – Wie und womit?“
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Invitation to bid – Treasury discount paper (Unverzinsliche Schatzanweisungen – “Bubills”) of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Strukturelle Finanzindikatoren in der EU für das Jahr 2024
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Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat ihren Datensatz struktureller Finanzindikatoren für den Bankensektor in der Europäischen Union (EU) für das Jahr 2024 aktualisiert. Der jährliche Datensatz enthält Angaben zur Anzahl der Zweigstellen und der Beschäftigten von Kreditinstituten in der EU sowie Informationen zum Konzentrationsgrad des Bankensektors in den einzelnen EU-Ländern.
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Release planning
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.
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Green finance dashboard
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.
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Announcement of auction – 6-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
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External positions of enterprises from financial operations and trade credits
German enterprises constitute net debtors vis-à-vis non-residents: Standing at €1795 billion at the end of April 2025, their liabilities arising from financial operations and trade credits, exceeded their corresponding assets of €1501 billion by €294 billion. Compared with the previous month, this is a change of €1 billion.
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EZB und People’s Bank of China unterzeichnen Memorandum of Understanding zur Zusammenarbeit
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Die Präsidentin der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB), Christine Lagarde, und der Gouverneur der People‘s Bank of China, Pan Gongsheng, unterzeichneten im Rahmen des Besuchs von Frau Lagarde in Beijing ein Memorandum of Understanding über die Zusammenarbeit im Bereich des Zentralbankwesens.
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EZB ergänzt klimabezogene Finanzberichterstattung durch einen Indikator für den Verlust natürlicher Ressourcen, Treibhausgasemissionen der Portfolios weiterhin rückläufig
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Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat heute zum dritten Mal klimabezogene Finanzinformationen veröffentlicht. Die Daten vermitteln einen Überblick über den Treibhausgas-Fußabdruck und die klimabedingten Risikopositionen der zu geldpolitischen Zwecken gehaltenen Portfolios des Eurosystems, der EZB-Währungsreserven und der Portfolios der EZB, die nicht geldpolitischen
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Data Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity of Germany Reporting period September 2025
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Internationale Verwendung des Euro im Jahr 2024 weitgehend stabil
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Die internationale Rolle des Euro war im Jahr 2024 weitgehend unverändert. Nach wie vor konnte er sich als zweitwichtigste Währung weltweit behaupten. Gemessen an verschiedenen Indikatoren der internationalen Verwendung von Währungen ist der Anteil des Euro seit dem Einmarsch Russlands in die Ukraine nahezu stabil bei rund 19 % geblieben.
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Legal regulations
Rechtliche Regelungen zu den Aufgaben und Tätigkeiten der Deutschen Bundesbank.
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Announcement of a multi-ISIN auction – Reopening of two Federal bonds
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Risikomanagement in Zeiten wachsender Unsicherheit Rede beim NPL Forum 2025
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Krypto-Assets – The Future of Finance? Rede bei der Mitgliederversammlung der Allied European Financial Markets Association Deutschland
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2025 – Federal Agency for Technical Relief €10 collectors’ coin with a blue polymer ring
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.