High-level experts from the ESCB, the European Commission, and the central banks and national competent authorities of the Western Balkans met in Frankfurt at the end of February to discuss the topic of non-performing loans from both a microprudential and macroprudential perspective.

The new banknotes retain the basic features of the first banknote series with regard to the motifs and main colours depicted in the stylised windows, gateways and bridges, showing architectural styles from different periods of European history.

Der EZB-Rat hat ein Koordinierungsbüro (EPCO) für gemeinsame Beschaffungen im Eurosystem eingerichtet.

Weitere Informationen zu laufenden Vergabeverfahren finden Sie hier in englischer Sprache.

Die Online-Ausstellung „Von Inflation und Stabilität“ bietet eine virtuelle Zeitreise durch die Meilensteine der deutschen Währungsgeschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts.

Für Kinder und Jugendliche bieten wir Museumsrallyes zu unterschiedlichen Themen an. Die Rallyes liegen an der Infotheke im Geldmuseum aus.

If you have any further questions regarding banking supervision issues, please do not hesitate to contact us!

The second joint EU-funded project for the NBRNM has begun. Analyses are under way in the area of banking regulation and supervision.

The Centre for International Central Bank dialogue welcomes the University’s international outlook and values our close collaboration.

At the initiative of the European Commission, a €2 commemorative coin with a single national design was issued by all the member states of the euro area on 2 January 2012 to mark the tenth anniversary of the introduction of euro banknotes and coins.

The 19 EU member states jointly issued a €2 commemorative coin to celebrate “30 years of the EU flag”. The motif on the national side of the €2 commemorative coin, the design of which is normally reserved for that specific country, is the same in all countries.

Changing jobs in the midst of a pandemic is challenging, especially if the new post is abroad. Jens Reich, Marie-Therese Gold, Michael Schardt and Alexander Lieber now work for the Bundesbank overseas. 

since 1 September 2024: 
President of the Regional Office in Hesse

The euro pavilion is located in Frankfurt’s city centre next to the Frankfurter Büro Center (FBC), which is the current location of the Bundesbank’s Central Office. The address is Mainzer Landstrasse 46, 60325 Frankfurt am Main. 

Since 1 August 2022

President of the Bundesbank's Regional Office in Bavaria

Disruptions to the financial and monetary system can stunt economic growth, reduce employment and strain government budgets. The Bundesbank observes the financial and monetary system, analyses systemic risks and plays an active role in national, European and global committees and institutions in order to identify threats in a timely manner and avert financial crises through risk-based measures and regulation.

The Bundesbank’s range of educational services are designed to impart basic knowledge in the areas of money, currency and central banking as part of its general economic education activities.

The special exhibition "GOLD. Treasures at the Deutsche Bundesbank" can be experienced here as a digital version on screen or with 3D glasses.

Documents and links to SEPA websites.

After a break of three years, the bilateral meeting, the 16th of its kind, took place with colleagues from the Bank of Korea in Frankfurt on 3 and 4 November 2022.

Dr Johannes Ludwig is the new Deputy Head of the New York Representative Office.

The second phase of the EU-funded project for the Western Balkans began in September with a kick-off event at the Banca d’Italia in Rome.

Dr Nguyen Kim Anh, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, and Burkhard Balz, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank shake hands on MoU extension. 

Online lecture series on climate change and central banks ran until mid-May. Two new series on the digital euro and cash management set to start in 2024. 

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

Trends in economic activity and prices in Germany and elsewhere are reflected in various types of statistics.

What are households’ expectations? Since 2019, the Deutsche Bundesbank has been investigating this question by surveying households in Germany on a regular basis (Bundesbank Online Panel Households).

German payment service providers operated around 103 million current accounts last year. The payment statistics published by the Deutsche Bundesbank also show that the number of transactions involving these accounts in 2017 increased compared with 2016.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

A lack of data is making it very difficult to estimate probabilities of default. Experts from 13 countries discussed different approaches, from the factoring in of certain variables to the development of algorithms. Only time will tell which of these will win out in practice.