Guest contributions by the members of the Executive Board
Here you find contributions by the members of the Executive Board.
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The global economy needs institutions like the IMF Guest contribution by Joachim Nagel in the Börsen-Zeitung
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An autonomous Europe in times of geopolitical tension: the role of the financial system Guest contribution in the Handelsblatt
Writing in an op-ed piece in the German “Handelsblatt” newspaper, Sabine Mauderer, First Deputy Governor of the Bundesbank, has underlined the importance of an autonomous Europe in times of geopolitical tensions. That autonomy will only succeed with a strong German economy, she explained. “Firms need to be able to rely on funding from a European financial ecosystem, especially when they have to navigate challenging geopolitical times.”
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Eine starke Stimme für das Bargeld: das Nationale Bargeldforum Gastbeitrag in „Der Sicherheitsdienst“, Ausgabe 4/2024
Auf Initiative der Deutschen Bundesbank wurde im Februar dieses Jahres das Nationale Bargeldforum gegründet. Das Forum bringt alle relevanten Akteure des Bargeldkreislaufs an einen Tisch und erarbeitet gemeinsam Lösungsideen zu aktuellen Bargeldfragen. Bundesbankvorstand Burkhard Balz stellt die Arbeit und die Ziele des Forums näher vor.
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A common call for a Franco-German revival Guest contribution by Banque de France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel published in the Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung and Le Monde
France and Germany are at a crossroads. Banque de France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel have published a common call for three things.
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Europe needs its own digital means of payment Börsen-Zeitung: Guest article by Burkhard Balz
Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkhard Balz calls for Europe to become more independent where the critical infrastructure of payments is concerned.
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Exploring the Future of Cash in Germany — A Foresight Study Guest contribution in Central Bank Payments News
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Breaking the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns for good Joint guest contribution by Joachim Nagel and Nicolas Véron, op-ed for Politicoby Politico
French economist Nicolas Véron and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel call for the banking union to be completed. Writing in Politico Magazine, they argue that the issues of crisis management, deposit insurance and banks’ sovereign exposures are intertwined.
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How climate risk will complicate central bankers’ jobs Guest contribution in the Financial Times
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Guardian of the culture of stability – paying tribute to Helmut Schlesinger on his 100th birthday Guest contribution in the Börsen-Zeitung
Helmut Schlesinger was president of Germany’s central bank from 1991 to 1993 and is considered a guardian of the culture of stability. This was a culture he established not just within the Bundesbank, but throughout society, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel writes in an op-ed article in the business daily “Börsen-Zeitung”.
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The International Monetary Fund is an anchor of stability within the global financial system Guest contribution by Germany's Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel published in the Handelsblatt
“Over time, the IMF has repeatedly managed to emerge stronger from crises. However, the external circumstances have rarely been more challenging than they are today,” Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel write in a guest article at Handelsblatt. “An IMF that focuses on its core mandate is best placed to strengthen the global economic and monetary system,” they explain in a contribution to mark the IMF’s 80th anniversary.