The monthly report contains: Reflections and proposals concerning the future organisational structure of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Commentaries, The performance of German credit institutions in 1998, Recent developments in Germany's financial relations with the European Union, East German enterprises' profitability and financing in 1997.

The monthly report contains: Overall financial flows in 1998, Recent developments electronic money, Trends in international capital links between enterprises from the end of 1995 to the end of 1997.

The monthly report contains: International cooperation and coordination in the area of financial market supervision and surveillance, The economic scene in Germany in spring 1999.