Finanzplätze positionieren sich weltweit zunehmend als globale, umfassende Finanzdienstleistungs­zentren. Umso wichtiger ist es, das Ziel eines starken, integrierten und wettbewerbsfähigen gesamteuropäischen Finanzmarktes zu verfolgen.

The latest issue of the Monthly Report explains how risks stemming from climate change and climate policy can affect economic developments in Europe. It describes how, alongside the impact of extreme weather events and gradually rising temperatures, it is notably the macroeconomic repercussions of climate policy that are likely to become significant in the near future. This poses additional challenges to macroeconomic analysis, which is key to monetary policy decision-making. With that in mind, the Bundesbank is adapting its analytical toolkit.

In 2021, the Bundesbank registered approximately 42,000 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €1.9 million in German payments. The number of counterfeits thus fell by 28.6% on the year, and the nominal value of the banknotes seized decreased by 34.5%. 

In 2022, Germany assumed the presidency of the Group of Seven (G7) for the third time. The G7 is an informal gathering of the Heads of State or Government of the seven most advanced industrial economies and an informal forum for exchanging views and opinions and coordinating joint policy positions. Its members are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.