The Bundesbank posted a profit of €2.5 billion for the 2018 financial year. Following an allocation to the reserves, the Bundesbank transferred the remaining distributable profit of €2.4 billion in full to the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Today, the German Financial Stability Committee (G-FSC) presented its seventh report to the German Bundestag. The report shows that the committee focused primarily on the risk of underestimating credit risk, the low interest rate environment and real estate markets.

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.

Statistics about payments in Germany serve primarily as an important data source for establishing, managing and monitoring payment and securities settlement systems. In addition, statistics about the structure and scope of the payments are used in tandem with monetary statistical indicators for analysis at national and international levels.

The Bundesbank posted a profit of €4.6 billion for the 2013 financial year, after recording a surplus of €664 million in 2012. This amount was transferred in full today to the Federal Government of Germany pursuant to section 27 number 2 of the Bundesbank Act (Bundesbankgesetz).

Statistical data on the business activities of German enterprises are published on the basis of single-entity financial statements pursuant to the German Commercial Code (HGB) and on the basis of consolidated financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).