An overview of current developments on the green bond market.

International Conference on Statistics for Sustainable Finance | 14.–15.09.2021

Credit institutions are increasingly using or examining the use of machine learning to speed up processes, reduce costs and make data available. Bundesbank and BaFin have published a consultation on this topic. In addition, the most important aspects to be considered for the supervisory approach to machine learning are presented in a policy discussion paper.

In einem gemeinsamen Schreiben an die Europäische Kommission setzen sich die Deutsche Bundesbank und 24 weitere europäische Zentralbanken und Aufsichtsbehörden dafür ein, die neuen Basel III-Regelungen vollständig und konsistent in europäisches Recht (CRD und CRR) umzusetzen. Dabei wird insbesondere eine mit Basel konforme Umsetzung des Output Floors und der neuen Standardmethode für das Kreditrisiko (KSA) betont. Eine Abweichung vom Baseler Abkommen könnte sich negativ auf das Vertrauen sowohl in den europäischen Bankensektor als auch in den EU-Rechtsrahmen auswirken. Daher ist es wichtig, dass die globalen Standards wie vereinbart vollständig und konsistent umgesetzt und eingehalten werden.

Virtual conference of the People’s Bank of China and the Deutsche Bundesbank | 14.09.2021

In a joint letter, the Deutsche Bundesbank and 24 other national central banks and financial supervisory authorities within the EU are now calling for the European Commission to ensure that the proposal on updated capital adequacy rules for banks in the EU follows the global agreement known as Basel III. More precisely, we who are signing the joint letter wish to particularly emphasise that the output floor for risk-weighted assets and the standard method for credit risk should comply with the international agreement. Deviating from the Basel agreement could have a negative impact on confidence in both the European banking sector and the EU regulatory framework. It is therefore important that the global agreements are met in full and in a consistent manner.

International Conference on Statistics for Sustainable Finance | 14.–15.09.2021

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented impact on the global economy, forcing governments to take rapid fiscal action. However, generous government support programmes depend on the government having a good credit rating. How do financial market players take fiscal constraints into account in their investment decisions? A new study looks into this question by analysing developments in short positions in the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

The August 2021 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the economic situation in Germany in summer 2021.