Deutsche Bundesbank und BaFin starten heute zum fünften Mal einen Stresstest zur Einschätzung der Ertragslage und Widerstandsfähigkeit von rund 1.300 kleinen und mittelgroßen Banken, die unter unmittelbarer nationaler Aufsicht in Deutschland stehen, die sogenannten „Less Significant Institutions“ (LSIs).

In the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, general government debt in Germany as defined in the Maastricht Treaty increased by €162 billion to €2.476 trillion. Growth was therefore weaker than in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.

Hiroshi Nakaso, Chairman of the Daiwa Institute of Research (DIR) and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, spoke on the topic of “Germany and Japan 2.0 Addressing Common Challenges at a Global Inflection Point.”

Broschüre mit Abbildungen der nationalen Münzseiten und der deutschen Sammlermünzen.

According to a flash estimate by the statistical office of the European Union, consumer prices in the euro area rose sharply on the year in March, with inflation as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices climbing to 7.5%, up from around 5.9% in February. Against this backdrop, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel once again spoke out in favour of normalising monetary policy in good time.

General government debt in Germany increased by €162 billion in 2021 to €2.476 trillion. This was largely a result of government support measures in the second year of the pandemic. The debt ratio, meaning the ratio of debt to gross domestic product, rose from 68.7% to 69.3%.