The Bundesbank posted a profit of €2.0 billion for the 2017 financial year, compared with €1.0 billion one year earlier. Following an allocation to the reserves, the remaining distributable profit of €1.9 billion.

The June 2019 edition of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report outlines the prospects for the German economy on the basis of projections for 2019 and 2020 and looks ahead at the year 2021. It also covers the overhaul of European banking regulation and features an analysis of the costs associated with different means of payment in the retail sector. Lastly, the changing face of payments services is explored, with reference to instant payments, PSD2 and new competitors.

Um Nachhaltigkeitsrisiken angemessen zu steuern und gegenüber diesen Risiken widerstandsfähiger zu werden, müssen Banken neue Ansätze entwickeln. 

The December 2021 edition of the Monthly Report outlines Germany’s economic outlook for 2022 to 2024 and analyses the profitability and financing of German enterprises in 2020.

The September 2021 edition of the Monthly Report outlines the Eurosystem’s monetary policy strategy and analyses the influence of its monetary policy on bitcoin and other crypto tokens. In addition, it discusses the performance of German credit institutions in 2020.