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.

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."

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.

On 10 October 2012, the Deutsche Bundesbank held a one-day cash symposium in Frankfurt am Main.

Around 1.4 million people celebrated the 25th anniversary of German reunification at a huge public festival from 2 to 4 October in Frankfurt. Thousands of people visited the exhibition organised by the Bundesbank and the City of Frankfurt to learn about German monetary union.

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.