The United States Congress has ratified the quota and governance reform of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Bundesbank welcomes this move. "The way is now free for implementing the agreed reforms. This is good news," noted Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann in his capacity as Governor of the Fund for Germany. The quota and governance reform was adopted back in 2010, with Germany ratifying the reform package in 2012.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann supports the European Central Bank’s plans to reduce non-performing loans, as they weigh on financing conditions and, ultimately, growth prospects in the member states concerned. Rules need to be established that ensure the prudent management of non-performing loans in the future, said Weidmann in Frankfurt am Main.

Die Sieger des deutschen Entscheids zum Schülerwettbewerb "Generation Euro" stehen fest: Das Team "Pearson Broes" aus Westfalen setzte sich gegen die Mitbewerber durch. Die Schüler treffen nun gemeinsam mit den übrigen nationalen Siegern auf EZB-Präsident Mario Draghi und Bundesbankpräsident Jens Weidmann.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann sees the development of local bond markets in African countries as an important step in improving the financing conditions for investment. "Domestic debt markets are the primary way to raise private funds for investment," explained Mr Weidmann at a G20 conference in Berlin.

The Bundesbank's president Jens Weidmann has warned that, with increasing demands being made of central banks, the boundary between monetary and fiscal policy risks becoming blurred. Monetary policymakers must make clear that they are guided solely by monetary policy considerations, he said in an interview with German Sunday newspaper Welt am Sonntag.

The Bundesbank posted a profit of €2.5 billion for the 2018 financial year. Following an allocation to the reserves, the Bundesbank transferred the remaining distributable profit of €2.4 billion in full to the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Bereits zum 3. Mal haben rund 30 Lehrerinnen und Lehrer bei einem Besuch in der Bundesbank die Gelegenheit zur Diskussion mit Bundesbankpräsident Jens Weidmann genutzt.

Mit einem klassischen Konzert in der Alten Oper starteten am Montag die Europa-Kulturtage 2016. In seiner Eröffnungsrede stellte Präsident Jens Weidmann noch einmal das Programm vor, das in den kommenden sechs Wochen Deutschlands kulturelle Vielfalt präsentiert.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has rebuffed demands by the International Monetary Fund for Germany to use fiscal policy space for growth-stimulating measures. A more accommodative German fiscal policy would not relieve the perceived drag on the global economy, he said at a press conference following the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings.

Die Deutsche Bundesbank stellt das Geldmuseum am Standort der Zentrale in Frankfurt am Main neu auf. Die Dauerausstellung wird vollständig neu konzipiert und räumlich vergrößert. "Im Geldmuseum wird künftig für die Besucherinnen und Besucher das Geldwesen erlebbar sein", erklärt Bundesbankpräsident Jens Weidmann.