Although central bank reserves have gone up sharply in the past few years, broader money has grown only moderately. In the April issue of the Monthly Report, the Bundesbank's authors look at the role of banks, non-banks and central banks in the money creation process and also explain how non-standard monetary policy measures impact on money growth.

Laut der Umfrage zum Kreditgeschäft im Euro-Währungsgebiet vom April 2017 wurden die Richtlinien für die Vergabe von Unternehmenskrediten im ersten Quartal 2017 per saldo leicht gelockert.

In the first quarter of 2017, German credit institutions eased their credit standards in some areas. This is revealed by the latest Bank Lending Survey (BLS) conducted among banks domiciled in Germany.