As expected, the Deutsche Bundesbank further reduced its loss for the year in 2025. In view of a significant improvement in profitability, the loss for the year fell by more than one-half compared with 2024 to €8.6 billion. 

At a press conference today, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and First Deputy Governor Sabine Mauderer presented the Bundesbank’s Annual Report for 2025. The loss for the year declined further in 2025, as expected. In view of a significant improvement in profitability, the Bundesbank reported a loss for the year of €8.6 billion, Mr Nagel explained.

The monetary policy turnaround shaped the Bundesbank’s balance sheet last year. The profit and loss account for 2022 reported a distributable profit of zero. This result was achieved by tapping €1 billion worth of risk provisions. As in the previous years, no profit was transferred to the Federal budget. “The Bundesbank sustained exceptional financial burdens in 2022,” Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said at the joint press conference with Executive Board member Joachim Wuermeling.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat beschlossen, gegen die Crédit Agricole S.A. Zwangsgelder (in regelmäßigen Abständen zu zahlende Strafgelder) in Höhe von 7.551.050 € zu verhängen, da eine der im EZB-Beschluss vom 8. Februar 2024 festgelegten Anforderungen nicht erfüllt wurde.

The annual bank office statistics have documented the development of the banking industry in Germany since 1953. This is supplemented by an annual report on the development of the bank office network.

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Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat beschlossen, gegen die ABANCA Corporación Bancaria S.A. Zwangsgelder (in regelmäßigen Abständen zu zahlende Strafgelder) in Höhe von 187 650 € zu verhängen, da eine der im EZB-Beschluss vom 1. Dezember 2023 festgelegten Anforderungen nicht erfüllt wurde.