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 – Draft designs of architects

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

Statement on the countercyclical capital buffer by the German Financial Stability Committee

iven the anticipated need for credit in the real economy, BaFin intends to lower the countercyclical capital buffer from 0.25% to 0% as of 1 April 2020. This preventive measure will strengthen the German banking sector’s ability to lend.

Statement on the countercyclical capital buffer by the German Financial Stability Committee
Bundesbank posts distributable profit of €5.9 billion in 2019

The Bundesbank posted a profit of €5.8 billion for the 2019 financial year. Following adjustment of the reserves, the Bank registered its highest distributable profit since 2008, at €5.9 billion. “Lower risk provisioning is the main reason for this strong rise in the profit for the year,” Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann explained.

Bundesbank posts distributable profit of €5.9 billion in 2019
Weidmann sees forward guidance as a success

In the view of Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, the ECB Governing Council’s forward guidance has contributed to lowering long-term interest rates and stimulating the euro area economy. However, at the 2019 European Banking Congress in Frankfurt, he also highlighted the risks and side effects of a highly expansionary monetary policy. ECB President Christine Lagarde called for increased public investment.

Weidmann sees forward guidance as a success

Money Museum

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

School service

The Deutsche Bundesbank features material on money and monetary policy that has been specially tailored to the needs of schoolchildren.