According to the Bundesbank’s latest climate-related disclosures, the Bank further expanded its climate-related and nature-related work in 2025. This work includes analysing the financial system’s vulnerabilities to climate-related risks, for example. In its annual climate-related disclosures, the Bundesbank discloses the climate performance of its own financial investments. For the first time, the report analyses the financed greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of commercial banks whose bonds the Bank holds in its euro portfolio.

The war in the Middle East is weighing on the German economy and will initially slow down the recovery that began in the winter half-year, the Bundesbank’s latest Forecast for Germany states. Nevertheless, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel is confident: Economic activity will gain traction again over our forecast horizon up to 2028, he said when presenting the Bundesbank’s new Forecast for Germany. The forecast projects that the inflation rate will rise to almost 3% in 2026 and 2027, only returning to just below 2% in 2028.

On 12 June, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel will be awarded the National Order of the Legion of Honour (Légion d’Honneur). In bestowing the country’s highest honour, France recognises the Bundesbank President’s personal contributions to Franco-German cooperation and underlines the importance of Franco-German friendship for Europe. 

The latest event in the Bundesbank Invited Speakers Series saw Stanford University professor Darrell Duffie and Bundesbank Executive Board member Fritzi Köhler-Geib discuss the role that payment systems play in demand for central bank reserves. Their conversation also focused on structural change in the financial system as well as the impact of digital innovations on monetary policy and financial stability.