Speaking at a symposium, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said an official farewell to Claudia Buch and Joachim Wuermeling, both of whom had left the Executive Board on 31 December 2023. Claudia Buch had been Vice-President of the Bundesbank since 2014 and Joachim Wuermeling had been an Executive Board member since 2016. 

With a view to the future, a pan-European deposit insurance scheme is envisaged. The European Commission's proposals foresee the gradual implementation of a system of comprehensive insurance by 2024, under which bank customers' savings would be covered by a European fund in the event of a bank insolvency.

From now on, the Bundesbank will also publish the ten-year averages for discount interest rates pursuant to section 253 (2) of the German Commercial Code each month.

In an interview with Funke Mediengruppe, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel addressed the challenges facing Germany as a business location and what is behind the current weak economic growth. The debt brake was also discussed. In Dr Nagel’s opinion, Germany “could afford to run up somewhat higher deficits during certain phases without jeopardising stability”.

Die Bundesbank begrüßte die drei Finalteams des diesjährigen Generation Euro Schülerwettbewerbes zu zwei spannenden Tagen in Frankfurt am Main, zu deren Highlight der persönliche Austausch mit Bundesbankpräsident Joachim Nagel gehörte.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat zwei Verwaltungsgeldbußen in Höhe von insgesamt 3,54 Mio. € (3 540 000 €) gegen die Confédération Nationale du Crédit Mutuel verhängt, nachdem die Bank Anforderungen, die die EZB in zwei Beschlüssen zu internen Modellen festgelegt hatte, nicht nachkam.

Proper disclosure requirements are designed to enhance market discipline and induce credit institutions to improve their market strategy, risk management practices and internal risk control systems.

Atilim ist in der Türkei aufgewachsen, kam für ein Stipendium nach Deutschland und arbeitet seit einigen Jahren bei der Bundesbank. Erfahren Sie, welche Erfahrungen er in Bezug auf Vielfalt und Integration gemacht hat.

President of the Deutsche Bundesbank 1 Jan 1958 – 31 Dec 1969

EZB und Danmarks Nationalbank unterzeichnen Vereinbarung über Beitritt Dänemarks zu den TARGET-Services T2 und TIPS im April 2025. Mit der dänischen Krone werden in TIPS dann drei Währungen zur Abwicklung von Echtzeitüberweisungen (Instant Payments) zur Verfügung stehen.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies im Januar 2024 einen Überschuss von 39 Mrd. € auf (nach 32 Mrd. € im Vormonat).

Real gross domestic product will probably decline again slightly in the first quarter of 2024, according to the March Monthly Report. The economy continues to experience headwinds from various directions. Domestic and foreign demand for German industrial products went down further. In addition, higher financing costs dampened domestic demand. Moreover, the available survey indicators still provide little evidence of an economic recovery for the coming quarter. 

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat heute die Ergebnisse ihrer Prüfung der Aktiva-Qualität (Asset Quality Review – AQR) der FinecoBank S.p.A. und der AS LHV Group veröffentlicht. Die beiden Banken wurden als bedeutend eingestuft und unterliegen somit nun der direkten Aufsicht der EZB.

Fulfils the functions of the President of the Deutsche Bundesbank 1 Aug 1957 – 31 Dec 1957

An artificial intelligence (AI) application developed by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and its project partners, the Bank of Spain, the Deutsche Bundesbank and the European Central Bank, enables analysis of climate-related risks in the financial system.

The European Banking Authority is an independent EU authority, although it is accountable to the European Parliament, the EU Council and the European Commission.

Anhörung des Vorstands der Deutschen Bundesbank zur Nominierung von Herrn Lutz Lienenkämper zum Vorstandsmitglied der Deutschen Bundesbank.

Fulfils functions of the President of the Deutsche Bundesbank 1 Aug 1957 – 31 Dec 1957

Recent decades have seen the rate of firm entries and exits decline in the large euro area countries. This could explain the persistent weakness of euro area productivity. As shown in the Bundesbank’s latest Monthly Report, there are cyclical and structural reasons for the weak business dynamism – including demographic change and high levels of bureaucracy. The Bundesbank’s experts demonstrate that improving institutional and regulatory frameworks can help strengthen business dynamics and thus also productivity growth.