The Bundesbank has launched a special exhibition at the Money Museum. At the opening ceremony, Otmar Issing, formerly chief economist at the Bundesbank and the European Central Bank, discussed the role and tasks of central bank communications with representatives from the German media.

You can find details on SEPA credit transfers, SEPA direct debits and card payments as well as background information on the technical standards here.

The April 2017 Monthly Report outlines the role of banks, non-banks and the central bank in the money creation process and analyses the impact of demographic change and immigration on the German economy’s potential Output.

Artikel aus dem Monatsbericht April 2017.

The finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 countries met in Washington to continue their discussions on core issues of the German G20 presidency. Besides global economic growth prospects, the main focus was on financial market regulation and the further development of global economic and financial governance.

Households in Germany are expecting interest rates to stay low over the relatively long haul, with many intending to adjust their saving behaviour in response. These are two of the key findings from the 2016 Panel on Household Finances (PHF) summer survey.