In an interview with FOCUS online, Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkhard Balz explains why the digital euro is necessary and the challenges involved. Our objective as Eurosystem central banks is to launch a pilot operation in mid-2027. As before, we still expect the digital euro to go live in 2029, Mr Balz said.

Trends in economic activity and prices in Germany and elsewhere are reflected in various types of statistics.

Hier finden Sie alle Vordrucke, Besondere Bedingungen und Ausfüllhinweise sortiert nach der Vordruck-Nummer.

The euro pavilion is located in Frankfurt’s city centre next to the Frankfurter Büro Center (FBC), which is the current location of the Bundesbank’s Central Office. The address is Mainzer Landstrasse 46, 60325 Frankfurt am Main. 

Efficient and secure payment systems are the foundation of a stable financial system. The Bundesbank secures and monitors cashless payments in Germany as a financial centre, provides settlement and clearing services and plays an active role in the further development of the single European payment system.

Am 8. November verlieh die HV HMS  zum elften Mal für hervorragende Dissertationen und Abschlussarbeiten den Wissenschaftspreis, dieses Mal wieder in einer Präsenzveranstaltung.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €18.6 billion in September 2025, up €9.1 billion on the previous month’s level. This was mainly caused by a larger goods account surplus. Another reason was the shift to a surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income.

Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €12.5 billion in October 2024, down €8.8 billion on the previous month’s level. This was caused by the smaller surplus in the goods account and especially by the shift to a deficit in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income.

Britta Weinmann is the Bundesbank’s new representative at the German embassy in Moscow. Ms Weinmann, who worked in banking supervision at the Bank’s Regional Office in Hesse prior to this, took over her new role on 1 August from Sven Redel