The Bundesbank is showcasing its new children’s book about payments at the Frankfurt Book Fair. From 7 to 11 October 2026, families and other visitors to the trade fair can come along to the Bundesbank’s exhibition stand to learn about the story “Geli Geldgespenst – Einkauf in der Krümelstube” and the English-language version, “Mona Moneyghost goes shopping at Crumble Corner”. 

Before you can register to submit reports pursuant to the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation electronically, you must apply for a reporting number.

Stock reports pursuant to Annexes Z 5, Z 5a and Z 5b to the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation can be submitted via file transfer in different file formats.

Der Beirat besteht aus Vertreterinnen und Vertretern verschiedener Wirtschaftszweige.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €18.7 billion in September 2026, up €7.6 billion on the previous month’s level. This was caused by a larger surplus in the goods account and especially by the shift to a surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income.

The European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the Deutsche Bundesbank, and Clearstream are participating in the first digital bond issuance by a European supranational issuer to be settled through the Pontes platform. Pontes is the Eurosystem platform for settling wholesale financial transactions using distributed ledger technology (DLT) directly in central bank money. The transaction marks the transition of Europe’s wholesale digital financial infrastructure from pilot projects to live deployment.

The international importance of a currency is reflected not only in its use as a reserve or anchor currency, but also in its role as an invoicing currency in trade across national borders. In the current issue of the Monthly Report, our experts examine the euro’s international role as an invoicing currency and its potential.