On 27 and 28 February 2014, the Bundesbank will be hosting a two-day symposium with high-level academics, policymakers, business representatives and central bankers on "Financial Stability and the Role of Central Banks" in Frankfurt am Main.

According to the Bundesbank’s current projection, economic activity in Germany will experience a marked slowdown. This is primarily due to the ongoing downturn in industry, which is suffering from weak growth in exports. However, the experts at the Bundesbank do not currently expect a significant, more persistent decline in economic output.

The Deutsche Bundesbank was founded on 1 August 1957. For sixty years it has ensured a stable currency. In 2017, the Bundesbank is commemorating this anniversary with a variety of public events.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann and the President of Banque de France, François Villeroy de Galhau, are putting all their weight behind the completion of a capital markets union within the EU. In a joint statement, they write that the capital markets union “can promote growth and stability for the EU as a whole."

Dr. Jens Weidmann, Präsident der Deutschen Bundesbank, Abschiedsrede

Germany's economy is experiencing a strong upswing. Driven by lively foreign demand, the manufacturing sector is seeing dynamic growth, while the sharp upturn in business investment is continuing. In addition, private consumption and housing investment continue to benefit from the outstanding labour market situation

The Bundesbank opens its extensively redesigned Money Museum on 17 December 2016. Following elaborate construction and modernisation work, the museum presents itself to the public as an interactive learning venue.

The International Monetary Fund's Annual Meeting is being held in early October against the backdrop of weak global growth, low inflation rates and modest growth in world trade. The risk of prolonged stagnation is being overstated, said Bundesbank Executive Board member Andreas Dombret ahead of the meeting.

According to the Bundesbank’s latest economic projection, German gross domestic product will rise more steeply than previously expected up to and including 2019. This is partly attributable to the brisk recovery in global trade.