Press releases
Here is a list of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s current press releases.
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Financial buffers enable Bundesbank to achieve balanced financial result
Last year, the Bundesbank’s annual accounts were shaped by the increase in the key interest rates. For the 2023 financial year, the Bundesbank reports a balanced financial result because it was able to use its financial buffers to cushion burdens in the double-digit billions.
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National Cash Forum established
The National Cash Forum has been established on the initiative of the Bundesbank, the being, as Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkhard Balz put it,
to preserve cash as an efficient and widely used means of payment in a changing payment landscape
. The forum will facilitate close dialogue between the associations of the banking industry, retail trade, consumer protection, the CIT industry, vending machine operators and the Bundesbank. The industry is set to meet here at least once a year. -
The European System of Central Banks and the European Commission launch an EU-funded pilot project to contribute to macroeconomic and financial stability in Africa
The Deutsche Bundesbank and the Banque de France, six national central banks of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and the European Central Bank (ECB) have today launched a programme funded by the European Union (EU) with the aim of contributing to the macroeconomic and financial stability of African countries.
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German balance of payments in December 2023
Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €31.4 billion in December 2023, up €0.9 billion on the previous month’s level. While the surplus in the goods account decreased, the surplus in in-visible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, ex-perienced a stronger increase.
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Considerably more counterfeits in circulation Increase primarily in counterfeit €200 and €500 banknotes
In 2023, the Bundesbank registered more counterfeit money in Germany than in the previous year. In total, there were around 56,600 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €5.1 million. “The increase in counterfeit figures was driven by a handful of major cases of fraud, predominantly involving counterfeit €200 and €500 banknotes,” stated Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkhard Balz. Overall, the incidence of counterfeiting is still low and the risk to members of the public remains small, he said.
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January results of the Bank Lending Survey in Germany Banks barely tightened credit standards further
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Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the third quarter of 2023 Results of the financial accounts by sector
Having risen in the previous three quarters, households’ financial assets fell by €35 billion in the third quarter of 2023, standing at €7,467 billion at the end of the quarter.
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German balance of payments in November 2023
Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €30.8 billion in November 2023, up €10.8 billion on the previous month’s level. This was primarily caused by the shift into a surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income. Moreover, the surplus in the goods account increased.
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Bundesbank releases Distributional Wealth Accounts for households in Germany
The Distributional Wealth Accounts (DWA) represent a new experimental dataset that combines two data perspectives.
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Announcement of the basic rate of interest as of 1 January 2024: adjustment to 3.62%
The Deutsche Bundesbank calculates the basic rate of interest in pursuant to statutory requirements and publishes its current level in the Federal