Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €31.4 billion in December 2023, up €0.9 billion on the previous month’s level. While the surplus in the goods account decreased, the surplus in in-visible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, ex-perienced a stronger increase. 

The Deutsche Bundesbank and the Banque de France, six national central banks of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and the European Central Bank (ECB) have today launched a programme funded by the European Union (EU) with the aim of contributing to the macroeconomic and financial stability of African countries.

Am deutschen Rentenmarkt war die Emissionstätigkeit im Dezember 2023 – wie häufig zum Ende eines Jahres – schwächer als im Vormonat. Insgesamt wurden inländische Schuldverschreibungen für 80,9 Mrd € emittiert, verglichen mit 124,3 Mrd € im November.

This publication provides information about the organisation and tasks of the Regional Office in Bavaria.

Residents – with the exception of monetary financial institutions (MFIs), investment stock corporations, investment companies for their special funds and individuals – are required to report their claims and liabilities vis-à-vis non-residents on a monthly basis if the sum of the claims or the sum of the liabilities amounts to more than €5 million or the equivalent value in another currency at the end of a given calendar month.

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 2023, the Bundesbank registered more counterfeit money in Germany than in the previous year. In total, there were around 56,600 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €5.1 million. “The increase in counterfeit figures was driven by a handful of major cases of fraud, predominantly involving counterfeit €200 and €500 banknotes,” stated Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkhard Balz. Overall, the incidence of counterfeiting is still low and the risk to members of the public remains small, he said.

Die aggregierte Summe der Aktiva der Kreditinstitute mit Sitz in der EU verringerte sich von 32,66 Billionen € im September 2022 auf 31,58 Billionen € im September 2023. Dies entspricht einem Rückgang um 3,30 %.

Die Bundesbank führt vierteljährlich die Umfrage zum Kreditgeschäft der Banken (Bank Lending Survey, BLS) durch. In den Ergebnissen für 2023 wird deutlich, dass die geldpolitische Straffung ihre intendierte Wirkung entfaltete, was sich in strengeren Kreditrichtlinien und rückläufiger Kreditnachfrage äußerte. Außerdem beeinflussen klimabedingte Risiken zunehmend die Kreditangebotspolitik der Banken. 

The term "credit risk mitigation techniques" refers to institutions' collateral agreements that are used to reduce risk arising from credit positions.

Verglichen mit November 2023 haben sich folgende Entwicklungen ergeben:

Under the German Whistleblower Protection Act, the Bundesbank’s whistleblower office can be contacted if there is information about criminal offences, certain administrative offences punishable by a fine or violations of other provisions listed in the German Whistleblower Protection Act which affect the Deutsche Bundesbank itself.