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Carney: Climate change an opportunity for financial stability
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney argues that transitioning to a low carbon economy presents more opportunities than risks. He used the Arthur Burns Memorial Lecture in Berlin to explain why green finance cannot conceivably remain a niche interest.
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Improved performance of German banks in 2015
German banks continued to improve their performance in 2015. However, an analysis in the Bundesbank's September Monthly Report also reveals that the sustained pressure on margins is increasingly squeezing the profit potential from interest business.
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Is monetary policy increasing inequality?
Critics claim that the Eurosystem's current monetary policy stance is increasing the inequality of wealth distribution. An analysis in the Bundesbank's latest Monthly Report shows that they shouldn't jump to conclusions.
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Weidmann: rein in government debt effectively
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has come out in favour of tightening fiscal policy rules. He noted that three-quarters of all euro-area countries were still set to remain far removed from a sound fiscal position in 2018, emphasising that "
that is not what fiscal consolidation looks like
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"Problematic proximity to fiscal policy"
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann warns against asking too much of monetary policy, saying in an interview with various European newspapers that the European Central Bank can't solve every problem.
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Claudia Buch appointed Chair of Irving Fisher Committee
Claudia Buch, Vice-President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, has been appointed as Chair of the Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics (IFC). The appointment was approved by the All Governors Meeting of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
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Bundesbank sends representative to South Africa
30.08.2016 DE
The Deutsche Bundesbank posted its first-ever representative to South Africa at the country's German Embassy on 1 August 2016 with a view to deepening the bank's cooperation with the G20 emerging market economy.
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Honouring Hans Tietmeyer at 85
18.08.2016 DE
The Bundesbank recalls the achievements of its former President Hans Tietmeyer, who has just turned 85. In a conversation with publisher David Marsh, Hans Tietmeyer reviews past monetary policy decisions.
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Pension adjustments unavoidable
In the latest issue of the Monthly Report, the Bundesbank explains the need for adjustment to the statutory pension insurance scheme arising from continued demographic change, arguing that raising the retirement age again cannot be taboo.
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"We have come to a crossroads"
05.08.2016 DE
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has called on European governments to make a decision: relinquish sovereign rights or step up individual national responsibility.
"Sooner or later, a pivotal decision has to be taken if we want to safeguard the monetary union as a union of stability,"
Mr Weidmann said in an interview.