The monthly report contains: Economic conditions in Germany, Foreign trade and payments, Global and European setting, Monetary policy, banking business and the capital market, Public finances.

The conference volume comprises a wide range of multifaceted papers addressing different aspects of cash, that were presented and discussed at the International Cash Conference in February 2012.

The monthly report contains: The evolution of accounting standards for credit institutions, Direct investment in the real and financial sector – the Bundesbank Spring Conference 2002, Overall financial flows in 2002, Consequences of increasing capital flows for exchange rate policy – observations and prospects worldwide.

Stability of the German financial system improved – focus now on European sovereign debt crisis and medium-term risks from protracted low-interest rate environment.