The possible introduction of a digital euro has been the subject of intensive debate among specialists for some time now. The discussion has been slow to trickle down to consumers, however, as revealed by the findings of a representative study presented by the Bundesbank in its latest Monthly Report. 77% of participants surveyed in April 2021 had never heard of the digital euro.

Change of office ceremony in South Africa. Our course programme for 2025 is now online; the first deadlines for application are already coming up this December. Closer cooperation with Kazakhstan, an exchange of views on central bank digital currency in Istanbul and a new team at our Representative Office in New York.

Have you ever accidentally burnt banknotes in the microwave? It’s not as uncommon as you might think. What about an unhappy encounter with a shredder? Our experts can piece even the tiniest fragments back together. If more than half of the banknote is left over, the Bundesbank will replace it. In the final instalment of our video series with Silviana Ursu, we show you what happens with damaged cash.

We used the last summer days and flew with the drone over our premises - watch a few impression in the video above.

Der Zentralbankrat der Bank deutscher Länder beziehungsweise Bundesbank war fast ausschließlich ein Männergremium. Denn von 1948 bis zu seiner Ablösung durch den Vorstand im Zuge der Strukturreform 2002 schaffte nur eine einzige Frau den Sprung in dieses Gremium, Julia Dingwort-Nusseck. Sie feiert am Mittwoch, den 6. Oktober, in Hamburg ihren 100. Geburtstag.