The Money Museum looks forward to welcoming visitors.

Since January 2003, the Eurosystem has carried out a quarterly bank lending survey (BLS) to expand its knowledge about the role of lending in the monetary transmission mechanism and thus to obtain additional information for monetary policy analysis.

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.

The counterfeits being spread at present can be detected by checking the security features. In most cases, counterfeiters focus on just one or only few security features. Therefore, it is advisable to check several features.

Die Finanzsanktionen gegenüber dem Iran dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen des Sicherheitsrats der Vereinten Nationen und der Europäischen Union.

Since January 2022
President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
Member of the Governing Council of the ECB

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.

In order to make the SEPA migration more customer friendly, payment service providers may provide customers with conversion services for a transitional period up to 1 February 2016.

The European Union and the ECB have changed the underlying legal conditions for cash processing outside central banks, thereby establishing a binding and harmonised legal framework.

Auf Einladung der Alterssicherungskommission übermittelte die Bundesbank ihre Stellungnahme zu Problemlagen, Wechselwirkungen und Reformoptionen im Bereich der Alterssicherung. 

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.

Statistics about payments in Germany serve primarily as an important data source for establishing, managing and monitoring payment and securities settlement systems. In addition, statistics about the structure and scope of the payments are used in tandem with monetary statistical indicators for analysis at national and international levels.

In der folgenden Übersicht finden Sie alle Schema-Dateien, die technisch zur Erstellung und Validierung der XML-Dateien nötig sind. Darüber hinaus werden inhaltliche Beschreibungen bereitgestellt. Soweit geplant, werden auch Termine für Test- und Produktiveinreichungen genannt.

The Deutsche Bundesbank calculates the basic rate of interest pursuant to Section 247(1) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch) and publishes its current level in the Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) pursuant to Section 247(2) of the German Civil Code.

At a press conference today, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and First Deputy Governor Sabine Mauderer presented the Bundesbank’s Annual Report for 2025. The loss for the year declined further in 2025, as expected. In view of a significant improvement in profitability, the Bundesbank reported a loss for the year of €8.6 billion, Mr Nagel explained.

Jetzt bereits anmelden zur EuroStep Challenge zur Finanzbildung. Start ist der 1. April. Schritte zählen und die eigene Finanzbildung erhöhen. 

Following significant GDP growth in the previous quarter, the German economy is likely to stagnate in the first quarter of 2026 in seasonally adjusted terms, according to the March issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report. Industry’s weak competitive position, continued low capacity utilisation and a lag in the impact of government stimuli are dampening developments. The Middle East conflict is a source of additional burdens, especially as a result of rising energy prices, and these factors are keeping the inflation outlook particularly uncertain at present.

To leverage new data sources in the field of sustainable finance, the Bundesbank uses innovative technologies. For example, in cooperation with Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, artificial intelligence is being used in the project “Greenhouse Gas Insights and Sustainability Tracking” (GIST) to extract sustainability information from unstructured public sources and make it usable for statistical purposes.

Here you can find a wide range of information that is particularly useful for new participants, as well as the TARGET registration form, which must be completed for the initial registration but also for any subsequent amendments.

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.

Der gewichtete Indikator der Kreditfinanzierungskosten für neue Kredite an Unternehmen sank um 6 Basispunkte auf 3,51 %, während der entsprechende Indikator für neue Wohnungsbaukredite an private Haushalte mit 3,37 % weitgehend unverändert blieb.

Here you find forms for participation in the MACCs procedure, available for download.

Germany’s gross external debt amounted to €6.8 trillion at the end of 2025; relative to gross domestic product (GDP) it remained unchanged in the period under review.

The digital euro is intended to complement cash and strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy in payments, the Bundesbank writes in its latest Monthly Report. Both online and offline payments would be possible with the digital euro. It would introduce the benefits of cash to the digital world without replacing cash.

The €100 banknote of the Europa series was introduced on 17 September 2018. The Europa series was introduced in May 2013, starting with the €5 banknote.

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.

Germany’s net international investment position (i.i.p.) rose by €205.6 billion in 2025.

At the end of 2025, the German net international investment position (i.i.p.) amounts to €3.7 trillion; that equates to 82 % of gross domestic product (GDP). German claims on non-residents now stand at €14.5 trillion. This compares to German liabilities amounting to €10.8 trillion.