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Payment behaviour in Germany in 2021
Cash continues to be the most frequently used means of payment in Germany, although cashless payments are increasing their share. These are the findings of the Bundesbank’s sixth study on payment behaviour in Germany for 2021. Respondents used banknotes and coins to make a total of 58% of their payments for purchases of goods and services, compared with 74% in the Bundesbank’s last major study from 2017. The lower use of cash was mainly due to the increase in online purchases during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Prospects for European monetary union Speech given as part of the "Finanzwelt Europa" series of talks hosted by the Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen and the Representation of the State of Hessen to the EU
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the second quarter of 2018 Results of the financial accounts by sector
At the end of the second quarter of 2018, the financial assets of households in Germany stood at €5,997 billion. Compared with the first quarter of 2018, this represents an increase of €80 billion or 1.4%. Investors continued to favour liquid investments as well as forms of investment that are perceived to be low risk – with inflows of €43 billion, currency and deposits saw the largest gains, and claims on insurance corporations also recorded significant inflows amounting to €18 billion.
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CEBRA Annual Meeting Submission deadline: 11.05.2021
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07.-09.07.2021 | Virtual Event
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Acquisition of financial assets and financing in Germany in the first quarter of 2012
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Keynote speech Speech at the joint IMF-BBk conference "Germany – Current Economic Policy Debates"
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the first quarter of 2018 Results of the financial accounts by sector
The financial assets of households in Germany stood at €5,875 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2018. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2017, this represents just a moderate increase of €14 billion, or 0.2%. In the first quarter, claims on insurance corporations grew in particular (€22 billion), followed by currency and deposits, which saw inflows totalling just under €15 billion.
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Welcome speech Deutsche Bundesbank reception on the occasion of Euro Finance Week
Bundesbank Executive Board member Joachim Wuermeling sees digital financial and money functions pursued by initiatives ranging from clouds to Libra as a major challenge facing European banking supervisors. At an event in Frankfurt, Wuermeling stated that “if risk-relevant links in the financial value chain evade supervision, for credit institutions, it’s a matter of a level playing field, but for us as supervisors it’s a question of financial stability.”
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German balance of payments in January 2022
Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €11.0 billion in January 2022, down €13.6 billion on the previous month’s level. The surplus in the goods account declined considerably, with the surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, contracting even more strongly.