Climate change is one of the most significant structural force shaping the global economy. Its impact will be substantial and diverse, affecting all economic agents and sectors across the globe. This report compiled by the NGFS group of experts on monetary policy and climate change investigates the possible effects of climate change on the conduct of monetary policy.

Climate change, and our response to it, will have a significant impact on economic and financial systems. The impacts will be far-reaching in breadth and in magnitude; subject to tipping points and irreversible changes; and are uncertain yet at the same time totally foreseeable. In particular, while we do not know now exactly what physical and transition risks will materialise, we do know for sure that we will face some combination of those risks. And, crucially, we also know that the size and balance of these future financial risks and economic costs will depend on the actions we take today. 

The publication of this book marks yet another step forward by the Bundesbank, in its capacity as the manager of Germany’s gold reserves, in meeting the wish for transparency,” Executive Board member Carl-Ludwig Thiele told the press at the unveiling of the new book.

The information brochure provides easy-to-understand information on the various tasks of the Deutsche Bundesbank in the areas of cash managememt, banking supervision and payment systems as well as monetary policy. Information on regular events and appearances in the social media is also included.

Money, whether in the form of banknotes, coins, or digital credits in our bank accounts, is at the heart of nearly everything we do in modern life. But we rarely give it any sustained thought. What, after all, is money, really? How does it work? Where does it come from? Who controls the banks? How does monetary policy work, and what roles do central banks play in its use?

Zeitzeugen (Living Witnesses) is an entertaining book that transports the reader back to various eras of numismatic history and boasts captivating images of historical coins. Over the course of thirty richly illustrated chapters, Zeitzeugen recounts episodes from various points in two-and-a-half thousand years of historical coinage.

The brochure describes the architecture of the building and takes a brief look at its interior and at our art collection. This glimpse inside the Bundesbank’s headquarters includes some surprising features, for the building offers unexpected perspectives.

The German economy is suffering from a crisis of confidence. After two years of virtual stagnation, only marginal growth is expected in 2003.

Over the long term, prices have risen less steeply in Germany than in most other industrial countries. At the same time, the Deutsche Mark has appreciated strongly in the foreign exchange markets and developed into the anchor currency of the European Monetary System. The stability of the Deutsche Mark owes a great deal to the monetary policy of the Bundesbank, which has been based on a clear statutory mandate, its independent status and its convincing monetary policy stance.