Sabine Mauderer and Burkhard Balz took up office as members of the Executive Board of the Bundesbank on 1 September. Ms. Mauderer and Mr. Balz, both lawyers by training, are succeeding Carl-Ludwig Thiele and Andreas Dombret, who stepped down from the Executive Board at the end of April 2018.

The emergency monetary policy measures taken in response to the coronavirus pandemic have impacted noticeably on the Deutsche Bundesbank’s balance sheet. Given the attendant risks, the Bundesbank has therefore stepped up its provisions for general risks.

The Bundesbank has released a short film about Germany's gold reserves.

Dr. Jens Weidmann, Präsident der Deutschen Bundesbank, Feierlicher Amtswechsel in der Bundesbank

On 10 and 11 June, central bankers and academics will convene in Eltville am Rhein for the Spring Conference 2016. The focus of the conference will be on the interaction between monetary, financial and fiscal policy. This high-level event is being organised by the Bundesbank.

The Deutsche Bundesbank mourns the passing of its former President Dr hc mult Karl Otto Pöhl. He was the Bundesbank's Vice-President from 1977 to 1979 and President from 1980 to 1991. Karl Otto Pöhl passed away on 9 December 2014 at the age of 85.

In Dortmund hat die Bundesbank die Grundsteinlegung für ihre neue Filiale feierlich begangen. Im Jahr 2019 wird der neue Standort die Wirtschaft im Ruhrgebiet mit Bargeld versorgen.

The Deutsche Bundesbank’s Executive Board met the Council of the Bank of Latvia today in Frankfurt. The main topics of discussion were the economic situation in Latvia and Germany and upcoming reforms within the European Union.