German enterprises constitute net debtors vis-à-vis non-residents: Standing at €1750 billion at the end of March 2025, their liabilities arising from financial operations and trade credits, exceeded their corresponding assets of €1459 billion by €290 billion. Compared with the previous month, this is a change of -€36 billion.

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At the end of 2023, Germany’s outward primary and secondary foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by €16 billion to €1,618 billion. 

The Regional Offices monitor credit institutions and financial service providers in their respective regions. The branches are subordinate to the Regional Office and supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins.

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

Die Hauptverwaltung in Berlin und Brandenburg bietet Fortbildungen für (angehende) Lehrkräfte sowie Vorträge für Schüler und Studierende an. Alle Veranstaltungen sind kostenfrei.

At year-end 2023, Germany’s primary outward foreign direct investment (FDI) stocks were up only marginally on the end of 2022 in net terms, rising from €1,694 billion to €1,701 billion. In particular, the appreciation of the euro – coupled with corresponding negative exchange rate effects – played a part in dampening the small increase in stocks. As in the previous years, equity capital accounted for the bulk of Germany’s primary outward FDI, at €1,851 billion. German investors’ foreign credit positions reduced the direct investment stocks by €150 billion on balance, as claims of €433 billion were outweighed by liabilities of €583 billion.

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In this area all documents relevant for customer testing can be found. There are for example documents containing the T2 Mandatory Test Cases, the TARGET Services User Testing Calendar or the User Testing Terms of Reference. 

While the charts on the other webpages of this study illustrate the results of regularly asked core questions, here we show charts on an ad hoc basis mainly relating to special questions for research projects or policy advice.

In April, households expected their net household income to rise by an average of around €85 over the next 12 months. This represents an increase of around €25 in income growth expectations compared with the previous month. Expectations still vary significantly when broken down by factors such as household income, gender and, in particular, age group. The median remains constant at €125. This can be explained by the fact that a large share of individuals have considered income growth of between €0 and €250 to be most likely each month since this survey was launched.

All documents relevant to customer testing can be found in this area. These include for example a document containing mandatory test cases, the test calendar and the test specifications (terms of reference).

In April, households in Germany adjusted their expectations for real estate prices in their region slightly downwards. With an expected increase of 5.0% for the next 12 months, they were 0.1 percentage point lower than the previous month’s figure of 5.1%. When asked about their qualitative expectations in April, 54% (March: 57%) of households expected real estate prices to increase and an unchanged 8% anticipated them to decrease during this period.

The Deutsche Bundesbank conducts regular surveys of households’ expectations for unemployment, economic growth, rent prices, real estate prices, and interest rates on savings and loans. These data are used to calculate index figures, from which corresponding trends can be easily derived.

EZB richtet Innovationsplattform mit rund 70 Marktteilnehmern ein. Teilnehmer sollen Zahlungsfunktionen des digitalen Euro testen und innovative Anwendungsfälle untersuchen.

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.

Information about investment funds (public and specialised funds), inter alia about the amounts of assets of investment funds, the number of units outstanding and sales in units, issue and repurchase prices per unit as well as sales receipts and fund repurchases.

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In vielen Fachbereichen stützen wir uns neben der Erhebung immer mehr auch auf die anwendungsbezogene Analyse vielfältiger Daten. Diese helfen uns, Trends zu erkennen, potentielle Chancen zu identifizieren und Risiken zu minimieren.

Germany’s gross external debt amounted to €6.4 trillion at the end of 2024; relative to gross domestic product (GDP) it remained unchanged in the period under review.

Chemnitz is the European Capital of Culture 2025. To mark the occasion, the Regional Office in Saxony and Thuringia is organising a range of events at the Bundesbank’s Chemnitz branch. In addition to a coin exhibition and an art exhibition, there will be a panel discussion with Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkard Balz. 

Die Deutsche Bundesbank öffnet den Europavillon in der Frankfurter Innenstadt für ihre Europawoche. Vom 5. Mai bis 10. Mai bietet die Notenbank eine Vielzahl von Veranstaltungen rund um aktuelle Themen und ihre Aufgaben an.

The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) breaks new ground with the release of the first ever short-term climate scenarios. They provide a detailed view of how climate change and climate policies could affect the global economy and financial system in the near future.

Der gewichtete Indikator der Kreditfinanzierungskosten für neue Kredite an Unternehmen sank um 19 Basispunkte auf 3,93 %, während der entsprechende Indikator für neue Wohnungsbaukredite an private Haushalte weitgehend unverändert bei 3,32 % lag.

Weiter geht es mit Maxin und Anita auf ihrer Tour durch die Payment Systems IT. Von der Automation der Mainframe-Abläufe bis zur Überwachung des gesamten Systems – im Betriebsteam wird mit Kreativität und Pragmatismus gearbeitet. Charly und Fernando sorgen mit ihrem Team dafür, dass alles reibungslos läuft. Maxin entdeckt, was die Geheimnisse hinter ihrem Erfolg sind: Jasmintee, Teamgeist und ...