Banking supervision aims to ensure the efficiency and stability of the banking system.

The Research Centre employs about 20 full-time research economists.

The historical archive is the central archive for the entire central bank system.

CV of the President of the Regional office in Berlin and Brandenburg.

Since 2004 the Bundesbank operates with EU-Twinning-Projects.

The German Panel on Household Finances (PHF) is a panel survey on household finance and wealth in Germany, covering the balance sheet, pension, income, work life and other demographic characteristics.

Rationale for overseeing payment and securities settlement systems

Literature recommendations of the Research Centre of the Deutsche Bundesbank.

Paintings and works on paper

Zur Überwachung der Einhaltung der Meldevorschriften und der Finanzsanktionen sind bei der Deutschen Bundesbank vier Servicezentren Außenwirtschaftsprüfungen eingerichtet worden.

Terms and definitions

SEPA websites

Owing to the frequent requests we receive for high-resolution images of German payment media

Data exchange

Contact presse

Der Beirat der Hauptverwaltung in Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Schleswig-Holstein besteht aus Vertretern verschiedener Wirtschaftszweige.

Zur Überwachung der Einhaltung der Meldevorschriften und der Finanzsanktionen sind bei der Deutschen Bundesbank vier Servicezentren Außenwirtschaftsprüfungen eingerichtet worden.

The branches are subordinate to the Regional Office responsible for their region.

Der Beirat der Hauptverwaltung in Bayern besteht aus Vertretern verschiedener Wirtschaftszweige.

The European Banking Authority is a fundamentally independent EU authority, although it is accountable to the European Parliament, the EU Council and the European Commission.

Banking supervision in Germany is carried out by the Bundesbank in cooperation with the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority and the Federal Ministry of Finance as well as external auditors and audit offices of the banking associations.

The branches are subordinate to the Regional Office responsible for their region.

Compilation of press information on special Bundesbank events.

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At the European level, sources of law are the regulations, which are directly applicable in all member states, and the directives, which have to be transposed into national law.

Contact with employees of the Technical Central Bank Cooperation

What is the outlook for the economy over the next few years? This is a question that households regularly ask themselves when they are in the process of making big decisions.

Banking supervision is one of the Bundesbank's most important tasks. The objectives and responsibilities of the Bundesbank as a central bank and those of banking supervisors frequently overlap or complement each other, particularly in relation to the financial system.

As part of the SREP, the national competent authorities assess the regulations, strategies and processes enacted by the institutions. They also evaluate the risks they are exposed to and their own funds and liquidity.

Banken (MFIs) in Nordrhein-Westfalen und Wirtschaftstätigkeit in Nordrhein-Westfalen

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision was founded in 1974 and is the global standard-setting body for banking regulation. It comprises high-ranking representatives from national central banks and supervisory authorities.

The Federal Republic of Germany issues Treasury discount paper, Federal Treasury notes, five-year Federal notes, Federal bonds, inlation-linked Federal bonds and inflation-linked Federal notes on the following issue terms.

Legal basis

Notice on the treatment of central bank reserves in the LCR

The Deutsche Bundesbank gives all credit and financial services institutions and authorised computer centres and IT service providers the opportunity of submitting prudential returns electronically.

With SEPA, the Single Euro Payments Area, new, Europe-wide standardized procedures for cashless payment transactions (credit transfers, direct debits, card payments) were also introduced in Germany. They can be used for euro payments in the 27 EU states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway as well as Monaco, Switzerland, San Marino, Andorra, the Vatican City State and the United Kingdom.

Statistics on personnel, locations, ECB, financial statements, monetary reserves, money market transactions, payment transactions.

Zur Überwachung der Einhaltung der Meldevorschriften und der Finanzsanktionen sind bei der Deutschen Bundesbank vier Servicezentren Außenwirtschaftsprüfungen eingerichtet worden.

The Bundesbank provides the opportunity of a research visit for experienced researchers.

Information on financial sanctions and legal acts in German only.

Interviews with Bundesbank President Dr Joachim Nagel and by the members of the Executive Board in various media.

The Federal Government currently employs a range of securities to borrow funds for financing its budget.

Bundesbank's tasks

Der Beirat der Hauptverwaltung in Bremen, Niedersachsen und Sachsen-Anhalt besteht aus Vertretern verschiedener Wirtschaftszweige.

Different versions of the logo are available for download.

Zur Überwachung der Einhaltung der Meldevorschriften und der Finanzsanktionen sind bei der Deutschen Bundesbank vier Servicezentren Außenwirtschaftsprüfungen eingerichtet worden.