Since 2012, households and non-financial corporations in some euro-area member states have been making greater efforts to reduce their levels of debt. According to the Bundesbank's January 2017 Monthly Report, this process is not yet fully completed.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann says that a uniform set of rules is needed to regulate financial technology start-ups. "It would be wrong for fintechs to base their business models on regulatory loopholes," he said at a conference during Germany's G20 presidency. Federal Finance Minister Dr Wolfgang Schäuble and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands highlighted the opportunities that digitalisation holds in store for developing countries.

The Bundesbank has presented its environmental report for 2015. In this report, the Bank explains what it has achieved to date and how it hopes to reduce its emissions yet further in the future. Last year, it cut its greenhouse gas emissions by just over four per cent in comparison to 2013/2014.

The Deutsche Bundesbank was founded on 1 August 1957. For sixty years it has ensured a stable currency. In 2017, the Bundesbank is commemorating this anniversary with a variety of public events.

The year 2016 saw Germany's economy grow at its fastest rate in five years. Initial Federal Statistical Office calculations indicate that real gross domestic product rose by 1.9% on the year and that consumption was the chief source of growth.

The Bundesbank mourns the passing of its former president, Hans Tietmeyer, who died on 27 December 2016 at the age of 85.

Households' net wealth in the euro area as a whole fell by around 10% between 2010 and 2014 according to a study by the European Central Bank. This contrasts with Germany, where net wealth increased during the same period. Developments in the housing markets were one major reason for this.

The Bundesbank's Money Museum has reopened after a major revamp and enlargement. "We want to impart meaningful information about money, its history and the tasks facing modern central banks," Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann explained at the ceremony marking the relaunch. The Money Museum has been open to the public since 17 December 2016.

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has spoken out in favour of putting a timely end to the European Central Bank's expansionary monetary policy. In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, he described the ECB Governing Council's decision to extend the asset purchase programme as "highly substantial".

Germany's economy is on a sound upward path, as indicated by the Deutsche Bundesbank's semi-annual economic projection. Domestic demand is the chief driver of the current upswing.