The Bundesbank posted a profit of €3.2 billion for the 2015 financial year, up from €3.0 billion in 2014. This profit was transferred in full today to the Federal Government of Germany pursuant to section 27 number 2 of the Bundesbank Act (Bundesbankgesetz). Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann explained that the higher profit had been driven by an improved net result of financial operations, write-downs and risk provisioning, while net interest income had declined.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann believes that financial stability must not be adopted as an additional monetary policy objective on a par with price stability. This would put the credibility of central banks at risk, he explained at a Bundesbank symposium. Monetary policy was not a suitable instrument for safeguarding financial stability. Renowned economists then discussed the interaction between monetary policy and financial stability.

Statement by Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann on the "Future of Low Interest Rates" for the 31st International Congress of Actuaries (ICA) 2018 in Berlin

Dr. Jens Weidmann, Präsident der Deutschen Bundesbank

Dr. Jens Weidmann, Präsident der Deutschen Bundesbank

Dr Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank

Bundesbank-Präsidnet Jens Weidmann hat in seinem Eröffnungs-Statement beim Bargeldsymposium der Bundesbank über die Ausgestaltung eines digitalen Euro gesprochen. 

The Bundesbank celebrates its 55th birthday on 1 August and continues to stand for an exceptionally strong orientation to stability. We discussed the highs and lows of this era with Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann and former Bundesbank President Helmut Schlesinger, who has been following the Bank’s fortunes since its beginning. The interview was conducted on 29 June 2012, shortly after the Brussels EU summit had cleared the way for a European banking union.

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