The first event in the “Designing climate policies” seminar series saw experts from academia, the business community and civil society discuss the role of the state and private enterprises in the ecological transformation. Proceedings were kicked off by Bundesbank Executive Board member Sabine Mauderer in the first of a series of events hosted jointly by the Bundesbank, the Center for Liberal Modernity and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

Die Leistungsbilanz wies in den vier Quartalen bis zum ersten Quartal 2021 einen Überschuss in Höhe von 285 Mrd € (2,5 % des BIP im Euroraum) auf, verglichen mit einem Überschuss von 247 Mrd € (2,1 % des BIP) ein Jahr zuvor.

Der gewichtete Indikator der Kreditfinanzierungskosten für neue Kredite an Unternehmen sank aufgrund des Zinseffekts um 10 Basispunkte auf 1,46 %, während der entsprechende Indikator für neue Wohnungsbaukredite an private Haushalte mit 1,32 % weitgehend unverändert blieb.

The Deutsche Bundesbank calculates the basic rate of interest in pursuant to statutory requirements and publishes its current level in the Federal Gazette. 

The global economy has rebounded surprisingly strongly and quickly from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) writes in its Annual Economic Report. A timely, forceful and concerted policy drive on the part of monetary, fiscal and prudential authorities was able to prevent the worst. However, the report explains, recovery has been very uneven across countries and economic sectors. Furthermore, the pandemic has exacerbated income and wealth inequality.