The October 2023 edition of the Monthly Report examines whether German and euro area price competitiveness is favourable. It also describes how state government finances developed in 2022 and finds that, despite large surpluses overall, recourse to emergency loans was extensive in some cases.

In der aktuellen Ausgabe informieren wir Sie unter anderem über den digitalen Euro, den Monatsberichts-Aufsatz "Digitales Geld: Optionen für die Finanzindustrie", Zahlungsverkehr auf der BaFinTech 2023 sowie über Zahlungsverkehrsanalyse im wissenschaftlichen Diskurs. 

The Bundesbank’s September 2023 Monthly Report takes a look at se-lected aspects of the current dependencies and medium-term challenges for Germany as a business location. It also discusses the question of whether there are heterogeneous effects in the implementation of monetary policy in the euro area. The report further includes an analysis of the reliability of models for short-term economic forecasting during recent crises. Another article describes Member States’ financial relationships with the EU budget and the Next Generation EU off-budget entity in 2022. And finally, the performance of German credit institutions in 2022 is discussed.

„Mein Euro – Spiel- und Rechengeld für die Primarstufe bietet eine große Anzahl an ausstanzbaren Münzen und Banknoten zum Spielen und Rechnen sowie erste Informationen zu den Euro-Ländern, den Münzmotiven sowie den Euro-Banknoten.

The August 2023 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in summer 2023.

The July 2023 issue of the Monthly Report highlights the financial industry’s options regarding digital money. Another article analyses cross-border liquidity flows and links them to the role of the banking system in Germany’s balance of payments. A third text discusses economic developments in emerging market economies.