Bundesbank

Organisation

In additon to its central office in Frankfurt am Main, the Bundesbank is represented by its head offices in nine cities. They have in turn 35 branches.

Campus

Zentrale der Deutschen Bundesbank ©Nils Thies

How will the Deutsche Bundesbank’s campus on Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse look in the years to come?

Using artificial intelligence to decode the language of central banks

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How does central bank communication affect the economy? Artificial intelligence provides new insights: the Monetary-Intelligent Language Agent (MILA) model developed at the Bundesbank analyses monetary policy statements and assesses the signals they send out – from restrictive to accommodative. This presents promising opportunities for better shaping monetary policy messaging. But AI-assisted analyses also pose inherent risks, such as diminishing diversity of opinion.

Using artificial intelligence to decode the language of central banks
Monetary policy measures shape the Bundesbank’s balance sheet

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As in 2023, the monetary policy measures of the past few years shaped the Bundesbank’s annual accounts in the 2024 financial year. It recorded an accumulated loss of €19.2 billion for the reporting year, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and First Deputy Governor Sabine Mauderer said at the press conference presenting the Bank’s annual accounts. The Bundesbank has a sound balance sheet, Mr Nagel stressed, explaining that the value of its revaluation reserves was many times greater than the current and prospective accumulated losses.

Monetary policy measures shape the Bundesbank’s balance sheet
From Berlin to Frankfurt! Finance Committee meets at the Bundesbank

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The finance ministers of the federal states met in Frankfurt am Main for a change. And for a very particular reason: this marked the 1,000th meeting of the Bundesrat’s Finance Committee. The venue was the same building where, on 25 and 26 September 1946, the “German Financial Council” convened for the first time: under the roof of what was to become the Bank deutscher Länder, the Bundesbank’s predecessor institution.

From Berlin to Frankfurt! Finance Committee meets at the Bundesbank

Money Museum

Geldmuseum der Deutschen Bundesbank ©malsyteufel

The Money Museum offers a wide range of tours, lectures, children's holiday programs, and many other events for all ages.