For our daily purchases we can withdraw cash from our bank account. But where do the banks get this cash from? What happens to the cash after we have paid with it? And who makes sure that there is always enough cash where it’s needed, when it’s needed? The following film gives an overview.

We use money every day, taking it for granted in our daily lives. At the same time, money is one of the most important business areas for any central bank. But what exactly is money? What forms does it take, and what are the characteristics that turn something into money? We answer these and other questions in the following animation film.

In our everyday lives, we are regularly confronted with terms that carry "interest" in their names. But what exactly are interest rates and what influence do they have? We want to get to the bottom of the most important interest terms and economic interrelationships in this explanatory film.

The core theme of each central bank is the money. But how does it happen in the world? This question goes to the Bundesbank and answered them in this animated film.

The Deutsche Bundesbank is the independent central bank of Germany. Its core business area is the monetary policy of the Eurosystem. Besides this, however, the Bundesbank performs a number of other important tasks. The following animation film gives an overview.

The core theme of each central bank is the money. But how does it happen in the world? This question goes to the Bundesbank and answered them in this animated film.

Zum Schülerbuch „Geld verstehen“ ist ein Arbeitsheft mit auf das Schülerbuch abgestimmten Arbeitsblättern erhältlich.

The macroeconomic environment is being shaped by the interest rate reversal and heightened uncertainty. So far, the German financial system has coped well with the rise in interest rates over the last year, but the effects of this rise have not yet fully materialised. Structural change in the economy is also likely to further increase credit risk.

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Die Konjunktur in Deutschland kühlt sich gegenwärtig spürbar ab. Der aktuellen Bundesbank-Prognose zufolge hält die seit Mitte des vergangenen Jahres schwache konjunkturelle Grundtendenz vorerst noch an. Dies liegt am laufenden Abschwung in der Industrie, die unter dem schleppenden Exportgeschäft leidet.

Emi Nakamura (UC Berkeley)