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.

Bundesbank-Vorstand Burkhard Balz warnt vor einer schleichenden Erosion der Bargeld-Infrastruktur in Deutschland und erklärt, welche Rolle Scheine und Münzen künftig noch spielen werden.

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. 

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen Myanmar/Birma dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union.

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

Here you will find a compilation of special issues of the coin collection (available only in German).

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen bestimmte Personen, Organisationen und Einrichtungen angesichts der Lage in Libyen dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Vereinten Nationen.

In this section you can download all the forms and reporting regulations you need as ZIP files.

Der Rat der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) hat beschlossen, Änderungen an der Fazilität des Eurosystems für Übernachtkredite umzusetzen, die gemäß der TARGET-Leitlinie als krisenbezogene Liquiditätsabsicherung für zugelassene zentrale Gegenparteien (central counterparties – CCPs) im Euroraum dient. 

Preisliche und nichtpreisliche Kreditbedingungen in der Zeit von Dezember 2024 bis Februar 2025 weitgehend unverändert geblieben.

The main refinancing operations, with a weekly frequency and a maturity of one week, are the most important monetary policy instrument used by the Eurosystem for money market management.

Die Geldmarktsätze bildeten Änderungen des Zinssatzes für die Einlagefazilität, mit dem der EZB-Rat den geldpolitischen Kurs steuert, effizient ab.

At €74 billion, the expansion of foreign direct investment (FDI) assets slowed down in 2024, compared to the previous year (€96 billion).

The entry into force of the German Financial Stability Act (Finanzstabilitätsgesetz) at the beginning of 2013 gave macroprudential surveillance in Germany a legal basis. The macroprudential forum in Germany is the German Financial Stability Committee (Ausschuss für Finanzstabilität or AFS).

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen bestimmte Personen, Organisationen und Einrichtungen angesichts der Lage in der Ukraine dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union.

The main and longer-term refinancing operations are conducted in accordance with an indicative calendar published by the Eurosystem.

The external position of banks shows the assets and liabilities of banks in Germany and their foreign branches and subsidiaries vis-à-vis non-residents. The microdatabase is based on the individual monthly reports of all German banks dating back to March 2002.

Der Median der von den Verbraucherinnen und Verbrauchern in den vergangenen zwölf Monaten wahrgenommenen Inflation blieb unverändert, ebenso ihre Erwartungen für die Inflation in fünf Jahren (die in diesem Monat erstmals gemeldet werden), während der Median ihrer Erwartungen bezüglich der Inflation in den kommenden zwölf Monaten und jener der Erwartungen bezüglich der Inflation in drei Jahren stiegen.

Die Jahreswachstumsrate des enger gefassten Geldmengenaggregats M1, das den Bargeldumlauf und die täglich fälligen Einlagen umfasst, stieg im März auf 3,8 % gegenüber 3,4 % im Februar (korrigiert von ursprünglich 3,5 %).

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen Republik Moldau dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union.

“Economic output in Germany is likely to have increased slightly in the first quarter of 2025, but could suffer a setback in the second quarter,” the Bundesbank writes in its latest Monthly Report. Construction and industrial output, for instance, were up recently. Retail sales also continued to grow in January and February. However, according to the Bundesbank’s economists, the outlook for the second quarter is gloomy, not least given the US administration’s tariff policy.

The main tasks of the expert panel are promoting dialogue on the activities of international working groups and to provide a platform for exploring industry-wide issues.

Die Ersparnisbildung (netto) im Euroraum belief sich im Jahr 2024 auf 838 Mrd. € (dies entspricht einem Anteil von 6,9 % des verfügbaren Nettoeinkommens im Euroraum) und veränderte sich damit kaum gegenüber den vier Quartalen bis zum dritten Quartal 2024. 
 

“This is one of the most important Spring Meetings,” Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said at a press breakfast with Germany’s acting Federal Finance Minister Jörg Kukies on the occasion of the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. “We know what we’ve got, and what we’ve had, with the IMF and the World Bank. Multilateralism is a core element of the global economic order.”

The Eurosystem conducts monthly longer-term refinancing basic tender operations with a three-month maturity in order to steady the supply of liquidity and to assist banks which are active in the money market in the security of their operations.

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 the first quarter of 2025, firms’ assessments of the development of various metrics over the past 12 months were similar to their responses of the previous quarter. When asked how their short-term liquidity had changed over the past 12 months, 34% of firms responded that it had decreased and 21% said that it had increased (previous quarter: 33% and 20%, respectively). The spread between the two figures thus remained unchanged, at 13 percentage points.

In the first quarter of 2025, firms again considered the high level of regulation and government rules to be their greatest challenge in the short term. In March, this was considered to be the greatest challenge by 69% of firms, followed by the poor availability of workers, which was considered to be a serious problem by 55% of firms. In the first quarter of 2025, between 48% and 52% of firms believed high energy prices would be problematic for them going forward. Around 38% of firms said that competitive pressure would pose a challenge over the next six months. By contrast, around 32% believed this would not be a problem for them.