Director General / Special Representative of the Executive Board, Member of the Budget Committee of the ECB

Since November 2024
President of the Regional Office in Hamburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein

His pictures and sculptures are the perfect symbiosis of beauty and rationality. Just about every work that Max Bill produced can be deciphered as a verifiable solution to a mathematical problem, without becoming overladen with meaning.

A key aspect of Albrecht Schäfer’s work is his exploration and use of space. His installations are not just stand-alone artworks; they also draw in and on the surrounding area. His “Kronleuchter” [Chandelier], on display in the foyer of the Bundesbank’s branch in Berlin, stretches the length and breadth of two floors.

A picture by Rupprecht Geiger provokes an immediate response: the force of the colour is well-nigh overpowering. This shade of red, which the artist intersperses time and again with hints of pink or orange, triggers associations of peril and passion.

The relationship between nature and culture plays a key role in Tony Cragg’s work. He wants to create objects ‘that exist neither in nature nor in our functional world’. To this end he uses a wide range of natural and industrially manufactured materials.

There is no mistaking the heads of Horst Antes. Their stark profile and, above all, their schematic stylisation have become the artist’s trademark. They appear in Antes’ paintings as Kopffüssler [Head-and-foot figures] or in public spaces as large-scale steel sculptures.

Alf Lechner’s sculptures are defined by his choice of material – steel. He works virtually exclusively with this material, creating works which often weigh hundreds of kilos. The monumental steel forms are stamped, pressed, broken, cut and rolled into shape during the production process according to his precise specifications.

I dream of a social art, wrote Victor Vasarely as early as 1953 in his “Notes Brutes” [Rough notes]. The crowds, the masses, a multitude of beings, this is the new dimension. See the unlimited space, the truth of structures. Art is the plastic aspect of the community.

The German government has decided to mint a €5 collectors’ coin entitled “Banded demoiselle”, to be issed at 9 November 2023. It is the fifth coin issued as part of the “Wonderful world of insects” series, which will see a total of nine coins with partially coloured motifs issued from 2022 to 2024.

Even though it was created in 1936, from today’s perspective "Die Sinnende" [The contemplative woman] appears as if the huge dislocations of the following decade were already being depicted in the portrait of this young woman

Karl Otto Götz, the only German member of the international COBRA group, was one of the few artists who attempted to provide theoretical underpinning and gain public attention for the abstract gestural painting of the post-war period.

A young woman with her dog looks out, keenly and slightly provocatively, from the sketched frame of a locket. Clearly based on a photograph, the portrait appears artificial and as from another age, mainly as a result of the distortion of colours.

Aktuelle Vorträge, Fortbildungen, Ausstellungen und weitere Veranstaltungen der Hauptverwaltung in Baden-Württemberg

The Federal Government currently employs a range of securities to borrow funds for financing its budget. There are four different one-off issues (Federal bonds, Five-year Federal notes, Federal Treasury notes and Treasury discount paper as well as inflation-linked Federal bonds and inflation-linked Federal notes), which are issued by auction.

Here you will find an overview of the publications relating to the coin and banknote collection.

All printed editions of the lectures are out of print. The richly illustrated volumes are available in numerous libraries.

Here you will find a compilation of information, regulations and forms that are necessary for the continuation of cash transactions with the Bundesbank in the event of an incident.

Unter Aktuelles finden Sie Informationen (wie z. B. Änderungen, Neuerungen oder Sonderregelungen) sowie Übersichten zum Dienstleistungsangebot für Bargeldgeschäftspartner.

Veröffentlichungen der Hauptverwaltung in Sachsen und Thüringen.

The Council of the European Union has appointed Claudia Buch as Chair of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) of the European Central Bank (ECB). “I would like to thank the Council of the European Union for my appointment as Chair of the Supervisory Board and for the trust placed in me.  It will be a great honour for me to take on this role at the European Central Bank, Ms Buch said. During her term of office, she will work to ensure a resilient European banking sector that serves the people of Europe.

The Conference on Regulating Financial Markets is jointly organised by the Deutsche Bundesbank, the Goethe University Frankfurt/Center for Advanced Studies on the Foundation of Law and Finance, the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management/Center for European Transformation, and the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). 

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen bestimmte Personen, Organisationen und Einrichtungen angesichts der Lage in Libyen dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Vereinten Nationen.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in San Marino.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Latvia.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Ireland.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Spain.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in the Netherlands.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Malta.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Slovenia.

Pictures and information on the national sides of the coins in circulation in Lithuania.

Economist in the Research Centre since 2019

Durch das Kreditzweitmarktgesetz (KrZwMG) wird die Kreditzweitmarktrichtlinie in Deutschland umgesetzt. Das Erbringen von Dienstleistungen im Rahmen des Verkaufs von Kreditforderungen ist damit als neuer Aufsichtstatbestand erlaubnispflichtig.

Certificate Policies and Certification Practice Statements of the Deutsche Bundesbank

Since September 2024
Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank

The certificate is signed with the SHA-256 algorithm by the Bundesbank Root CA 2015 II and is valid for 2 1/2 years. 

The certificate is signed with the SHA-256 algorithm by the Bundesbank Root CA 2015 II and is valid for 2 1/2 years. 

The euro has proven to be a stable currency. The Bundesbank, together with the other central banks in the euro area, makes sure of this. But why is a stable currency so important? The Bundesbank has created an animated film to illustrate why it is important that prices do not rise or fall sharply overall and which role the central bank plays in safeguarding price stability.

In economic life, people often use banknotes and coins to make small purchases. But when larger amounts are involved, they pay by credit transfer or with a bank card instead of cash.

The certificate is signed with the SHA-256 algorithm by the Bundesbank Root CA 2015 II and is valid for six years.

Since 15 January 2025
President of the Regional Office in Bremen, Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt

The German government has decided to mint an €11 collectors’ coin entitled “UEFA European Football Championship 2024,” scheduled for issue on 8 May 2024. The coin features one of the world’s most popular major sporting events, the European Football Championship, which will be held in the Federal Republic of Germany in 2024, for the first time since Germany’s reunification.