To collateralise all credit operations, the Eurosystem requires counterparties to provide adequate eligible assets in accordance with Article 18.1 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). Assets need to fulfil a number of criteria to be accepted as eligible collateral by the Eurosystem. 

The validation of account numbers using the check-digit method promotes the smooth and automated settlement of payments. A transferring payment service provider or a first collecting institution must therefore check the accuracy of the payees' or payers' account numbers.

After comments on the MaRisk draft of 15 February 2024 had been examined in detail and following the subsequent discussions in the MaRisk Expert Panel, the official revised MaRisk were published on 29 May 2024.

First Deputy Governor of the Deutsche Bundesbank since September 2024.

Under the European budgetary surveillance procedure, EU member states are obliged to submit data on general government deficit and debt levels to the European Commission twice a year.

Die Bruttoemissionen am deutschen Rentenmarkt lagen im Mai 2026 mit 134,4 Mrd € leicht unter dem Wert des Vormonats (135,2 Mrd €).