According to provisional calculations, general government debt in Germany as defined in the Maastricht Treaty amounted to €2.147 trillion at the end of 2013.

To mark Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Berlin, the Deutsche Bundesbank and the People's Bank of China (PBoC) have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the clearing and settlement of payments denominated in the Chinese renminbi in Frankfurt.

Topics: Germany’s balance of payments in 2013, Shadow banking in the euro area: outline and monetary policy implications, Manufacturing enterprises in Germany: their vulnerability to crises ̶ findings of a risk analysis using year-end data

New figures for February show that the majority of businesses have completed the migration to SEPA. "Nevertheless, more bank customers than expected are making use of the additional transition period until 1 August 2014," said Carl-Ludwig Thiele, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, regarding the status of the migration to SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) in Germany.