The German current account recorded a surplus of €20.0 billion in February 2025, up €5.0 billion on the previous month’s level. The surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, declined slightly. However, the surplus in the goods account rose even more strongly.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat separate Bußgelder in Höhe von insgesamt 1,24 Mio. € gegen die AS SEB Pank, die AS „SEB banka“ und die AB SEB bankas (zusammen SEB Baltics) verhängt, weil sie bei einigen ihrer internen Modelle die Anforderungen in Bezug auf die Sicherheitsspanne nicht eingehalten haben.

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The German government has decided to mint a €10 collectors’ coin entitled “Police”, to be issued on 25 April 2024.

Bundesbank’s external position stood at €865 billion at the end of March 2025, with claims from the TARGET2 payment system worth €1069 billion making up around 70% of total assets. These are followed by international reserves, comprising gold and foreign exchange reserves, including the special drawing rights allocated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which account for a total of 20% of assets. At 87%, issuance of euro cash accounted for the bulk of liabilities. Deposits of non-euro area residents amount to 6% of foreign liabilities.

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Im Februar 2025 wies die Leistungsbilanz einen Überschuss von 34 Mrd. € auf (nach 40 Mrd. € im Vormonat).