Speeches
Here you find speeches of the current and past members of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank from the past ten years. Speeches of the former Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Deutsche Bundesbank date back to 2005.
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Monetary Policy in a Changing Environment Keynote speech at the joint Banque de France-Bundesbank Research Conference "Monetary Policy Challenges"
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has defended the definition of price stability over the medium term as maintaining inflation rates of below, but close to, 2% in the euro area. He waded into the debate on setting a higher inflation target and warned of the impact that such a target could have on macroeconomic stability.
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Reforms for a stable monetary union Speech delivered at the annual reception of the Minister President of the German state of Hesse
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Dinner Speech Speech at the Sveriges Riksbank
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has acknowledged the role of Sveriges Riksbank, the Swedish central bank, as an important innovator in central bank history. "
Being the world´s oldest central bank, and the third-oldest bank, it has been a trailblazer for monetary institutions from the get-go
", he said in his speech at the 350th Anniversary of the Sveriges Riksbank in Stockholm. -
Farewell reception for Dr Andreas Dombret and Carl-Ludwig Thiele
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Central bank communication as an instrument of monetary policy Lecture at the Centre for European Economic Research
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A spirit of optimism in Europe – guidelines for crisis-proofing the euro area XIII Ludwig Erhard Lecture
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Fresh momentum for Europe Speech upon acceptance of the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria
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Grußwort zur Eröffnung der Ausstellung "Banken, Bühnen, Flugzeughallen. Frankfurter Projekte von Otto Apel / ABB Architekten" Eingangshalle des Hauptgebäudes der Deutschen Bundesbank
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Opening statement at the 2018 press conference on the annual accounts
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