Households in Germany are expecting the rate of inflation to increase, according to findings from the Bundesbank Online Panel Households at the end of last year. Survey results from December 2020 indicate that individuals are expecting inflation to come to 3.1% on average over the next 12 months, which is the highest rate measured in 2020.

Im Nationalen Analysezentrum der Deutschen Bundesbank in Mainz gehen pro Jahr etwa 30.000 Anträge für den Ersatz von beschädigtem Bargeld ein. Um die Rekonstruktion in Fällen mit sehr vielen Banknotenfragmenten zu erleichtern, hat die Bundesbank gemeinsam mit dem Fraunhofer Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Kommunikationstechnik den sogenannten ePuzzler entwickelt.

The Bundesbank expects the German economy to grow strongly again after a limited setback in the final quarter of 2020 and first quarter of 2021. According to current projections, real gross domestic product could pick up sharply in the following two years and reach its pre-crisis level again in early 2022. This is predicated on the pandemic containment measures being quickly loosened from spring 2021 and ultimately expiring altogether in the early months of 2022.

The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series – discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape. 

The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series – discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape. 

The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series – discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape. 

The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series –discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape. 

The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series –discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape. 

The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series –discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape. 

The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series –discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape.