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Euros on your mobile phone instead of in your pocket: Bundesbank working “at full speed” on cash revolution Interview with the “Frankfurter Rundschau”
It’s no secret that Germany loves cash. However, the pandemic and the new focus on hygiene showed that even in the Federal Republic, cashless payments can also be interesting for payments of less than €10. In Germany, just over 50 % of all payments are currently still settled using cash. In a few years’ time, it should also be possible to pay with the digital euro. Burkhard Balz, Executive Board member at the Deutsche Bundesbank, is jointly responsible for the digital currency project. On the fringes of the Ludwig-Erhard summit, he revealed in an interview with Frankfurter Rundschau what can be expected and why cash lovers actually have reason to be cheerful.
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Russland / Ukraine
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Die Finanzsanktionen gegen bestimmte Personen, Organisationen und Einrichtungen angesichts der Lage in der Ukraine dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union.
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the fourth quarter of 2024 Results of the financial accounts by sector
In the fourth quarter of 2024, German households’ nominal financial assets grew by €136 billion, totalling €9,050 billion as at the end of the year. This is now the fifth increase in succession, continuing the growth streak that has been ongoing since the end of 2023. Households increased their claims by €79 billion and generated valuation gains of €57 billion.
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Schülermesse „Stuzubi“ in der MOC Fachmesse für Ausbildung+Studium
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Anmeldung für die PRISMA-Kundentests
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2025 – Federal Agency for Technical Relief €10 collectors’ coin with a blue polymer ring
The German government has decided to mint a €10 collector coin entitled “Federal Agency for Technical Relief”, which is scheduled for issue on 24 April 2025.
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Bundesbank symposium: Focus on geopolitical risks and simplifying regulation
15.05.2025 DE
This year’s Bundesbank symposium “Banking supervision in dialogue” focused on geopolitical risks, artificial intelligence and streamlining bureaucracy. Bundesbank Executive Board member Michael Theurer believes it is important to have a nuanced debate on regulation in order to increase efficiency and reduce “red tape” without lowering standards. The industry meeting in Frankfurt was attended by around 450 supervisors and banking industry representatives.
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Beschlüsse des EZB-Rats (ohne Zinsbeschlüsse) Mai 2025
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Am 22. April 2025 beschloss der EZB-Rat nach der jährlichen Überprüfung dieser Verzeichnisse, das Verzeichnis der von der EZB zugelassenen nicht geregelten Märkte und das Verzeichnis der von der EZB anerkannten Institutionen mit öffentlichem Förderauftrag, die für eine Teilnahme am Sicherheitenrahmen des Eurosystems zugelassen sind, unverändert zu belassen.
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Research Professors, Research Council and Research Fellows
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Announcement of auction – 6-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
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