Overview of institutions

The Single Collateral Rulebook for Europe (SCoRE) was published in December 2019. It sets out the harmonised collateral management processes agreed by the Advisory Group on Market Infrastructures for Securities and Collateral (AMI-SeCo).

The introduction of the Eurosystem Collateral Management System (ECMS) will entail functional and technical changes alike for all future participants. In order to ensure a smooth migration, the Bundesbank will therefore partner closely with all of its monetary policy counterparties as they transition to the ECMS.

Die Finanzsanktionen gegen Simbabwe dienen der Durchführung von Sanktionsmaßnahmen der Europäischen Union.

Kartenzahlungen sind in der Europäischen Union (EU) inzwischen das dominierende elektronische Bezahlverfahren. Im Jahr 2023 wurden 70 Milliarden Kartenzahlungen durchgeführt.

The MACCs documentation contains important information on the submission of debtor and rating data as well as on the submission and administration of credit claims.

Der Median der von den Verbraucherinnen und Verbrauchern in den vergangenen zwölf Monaten wahrgenommenen Inflation sank im Januar 2025 leicht auf 3,4 % (nach 3,5 % im Dezember 2024).

Johanna erzählt, wie sie ihr Weg von New York direkt in die Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart geführt hat und warum ihr Kleinigkeiten so wichtig sind.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €24.0 billion in December 2024, up €2.1 billion on the previous month’s level. The surplus in the goods account decreased sharply, but the surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, increased more strongly.

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Die Jahreswachstumsrate des weit gefassten Geldmengenaggregats M3 erhöhte sich im Januar 2025 auf 3,6 % nach 3,4 % im Dezember 2024. In den drei Monaten bis Januar betrug sie durchschnittlich 3,6 %. 

According to the current issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report, German economic output fell surprisingly significantly in the fourth quarter of 2024. The main reasons for this were declining exports and weak industrial output, especially in the automotive sector, while private and government consumption expenditure rose. The labour market outlook also suggests a continued cooldown.

In Architektenkreisen stieß das postmoderne Gebäude der Hauptverwaltung in Hessen mit seinen bunten Elementen und seinen Verzierungen auf geteilte Resonanz. Doch der einst kritisierte Baustil gilt nun wieder als Kult, heißt es in einem Artikel in der Zeitschrift Architektur & Wohnen.

The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

As in 2023, the monetary policy measures of the past few years shaped the Bundesbank’s annual accounts in the 2024 financial year. It recorded an accumulated loss of €19.2 billion for the reporting year, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and First Deputy Governor Sabine Mauderer said at the press conference presenting the Bank’s annual accounts. The Bundesbank has a sound balance sheet, Mr Nagel stressed, explaining that the value of its revaluation reserves was many times greater than the current and prospective accumulated losses.

Here you will find information on the bank sort code file and on the bank sort code update service. You can also download the bank sort code files.

Fledgling businesses often will not know whether their business model needs to be authorised pursuant to the Banking Act or the Payment Services Oversight Act, which is why they are invited to discuss any issues which might arise in this regard with staff at the Bundesbank's Regional Offices and Central Office.

Die Finanzsanktionen zur Bekämpfung schwerer Menschenrechtsverletzungen und -verstöße dienen der Durchführung von Maßnahmen der Europäischen Union.

Die Deutsche Bundesbank und Radio TEDDY laden alle Kinder ein, echte Gelddetektive zu werden! Zusammen tauchen wir in die spannende Welt des Geldes, Sparens und der Finanzen ein.

The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

To simplify the process of meeting reporting deadlines, reporting dates are to be harmonised.

The Bundesbank registered roughly 72,400 counterfeit euro banknotes in German payments in 2024. Thus, the number of counterfeits was up by 28 % compared with the previous year. At the same time, however, the loss arising from counterfeiting went down. Overall, the incidence of counterfeit money remains moderate in scale: statistically speaking, in 2024 there were nine counterfeit banknotes per 10,000 inhabitants, said Burkhard Balz, member of the Bundesbank’s Executive Board.

The survey collects relevant information about respondents' financial literacy, financial inclusion and socio-demographics.

The Bundesbank Online Panel Households (BOP-HH) is a online survey of German citizens aged 16 years or older. It collects e.g. information on individuals’ expectations regarding the development of inflation, house prices and interest rates in Germany as well as their past and planned expenditures and socio-demographic characteristics.

Die Deutsche Bundesbank warnt vor aktuellen Betrugsversuchen. In angeblich von der Deutschen Bundesbank stammenden E-Mails werden Empfängerinnen und Empfänger aufgefordert, offene Rechnungen gegenüber der Bundesbank an den Absender der E-Mail zu senden. 

In 2015 the Riksbank took the initiative to hold an annual conference on macroprudential policy.

Zweitbestes Rating für Vermögenswerte des privaten Sektors. Änderungen treten frühestens in 18 Monaten (gerechnet ab dem heutigen Tag) in Kraft, um die technische Umsetzung zu gewährleisten. Für Vermögenswerte des öffentlichen Sektors im Euroraum wird weiterhin das beste Rating herangezogen.
 

Am 23. Januar 2025 genehmigte der EZB-Rat, dass die zwischen der EZB und den Zentralbanken von acht Ländern außerhalb des Euroraums vereinbarten Repo-Linien bis zum 31. Januar 2027 verlängert werden. Dabei handelt es sich um die Zentralbanken von Ungarn, Rumänien, Albanien, Nordmazedonien, San Marino, Montenegro und Kosovo sowie um die Finanzbehörde von Andorra. 

According to the current issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report, German economic output fell surprisingly significantly in the fourth quarter of 2024. The main reasons for this were declining exports and weak industrial output, especially in the automotive sector, while private and government consumption expenditure rose. The labour market outlook also suggests a continued cooldown.

2024 wurden etwa 554 000 gefälschte Euro-Banknoten aus dem Verkehr gezogen – der Anteil der Fälschungen am gesamten Banknotenumlauf ist niedrig.