The Centre for International Central Bank Dialogue assists central banks all over the world to set up and expand market-based central banking and banking supervision systems. In a short film, the Bundesbank presents the wide range of tasks performed by the TCBC and reveals the opportunities yielded by sustained dialogue with foreign institutions.

The finance ministers and central bank governors of the seven leading western industrial countries (G7) met in Stresa, Italy, to exchange views on current issues. Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner held a joint press conference at which the main focus was on the development of the global economy and trade, but other topics on the agenda were current affairs and interest rate developments.

The Bundesbank's PKI generates updated CRLs at regular intervals.

Economics-Studentin Rebecca arbeitet für fünf Monate im Bereich „Finanzstabilität“ mit und gibt einen Eindruck von ihren Erfahrungen in der Praxis.

Economic output in Germany increased again somewhat of late according to the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report. Benefiting from favourable weather conditions, construction in particular picked up again recently. “Industrial output and exports [also] performed better than had been expected based on the weak demand,” the economists write. However, private consumption remained sluggish in the first quarter. Consumers were unsettled despite the stable labour market and real income growth. Inflation eased only marginally and stood at 2.7% in the first quarter.

Fabian berichtet von seinem Start bei der Bundesbank und davon, wie wohl er sich in seinem Team fühlt.