The July 2016 edition of the Monthly Report describes how the Bank Lending Survey has evolved since the onset of the financial crisis and analyses approaches to containing sovereign debt crises in the euro area. It also discusses two new minimum prudential standards – total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) and the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) – in connection with the resolution and restructuring of banks.

The June 2016 edition of the Bundesbank's Monthly Report outlines the prospects for the German economy based on macroeconomic projections for 2016 and 2017, including a look ahead at the year 2018. It also explores how quantitative easing is impacting on the aggregate euro-area economy and comments on the structure and dynamics of vertical integration in manufacturing as reflected in the financial statements of German enterprises.

Brochure to CashEDI

Persistently low interest rates are depressing German credit institutions' profitability – this is revealed in a survey undertaken by the Bundesbank and the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). The banks will have to subject the sustainability of their business model to critical analysis.