The monthly report contains: Investment activity in Germany under the influence of technological change and competition among production locations, The labour market in Germany: general developments seen in an international context.

Der Monatsbericht Dezember 2006 enthält u. a. Beiträge zu den Themen: Deutschland im Globalisierungsprozess; Zur wirtschaftlichen Situation kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen in Deutschland seit 1997; Die Umsetzung der neuen Eigenkapitalregelungen für Banken in deutsches Recht; Neuere Entwicklungen bei Zahlungskarten und innovativen elektronischen Bezahlverfahren.

The monthly report contains: Germany in the globalisation process, Transposing the new Basel capital rules into German law, The economic situation of small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany since 1997, Recent developments in payment cards and innovative electronic payment procedures.

The monthly report contains: Economic conditions in Germany, Financial markets, Global and European setting, Monetary policy and banking business, Public finances.

The monthly report contains: Current trends and structural changes in the public bond market, How informative survey data on private sector inflation expectations are for monetary policymakers.

The monthly report contains: German foreign direct investment (FDI) relationships: recent trends and macroeconomic effects, The evolution of labour market-related expenditure, The performance of German credit institutions in 2005.

The monthly report contains: Economic conditions in Germany, Financial markets, Global and European setting, Monetary policy and banking business, Public finances.

The monthly report contains: State government finances in Germany, Recent developments in German banks’ lending to domestic enterprises and households.

The monthly report contains: Concentration risk in credit portfolios, German enterprises’ profitability and financing in 2004, Investment and financing in 2005.

The monthly report contains: Economic conditions in Germany, Financial markets, Global and European setting, Monetary policy and banking business, Public finances.