Press releases
Here is a list of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s current press releases.
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Announcement of auction - 3-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
34 KB, PDF
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Germany adheres to the IMF's new data standard “SDDS Plus”
The Bundesbank, along with other important data providers in Germany, has today started publishing indicators in accordance with the Special Data Dissemination Standard Plus (SDDS Plus) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This puts Germany among the first nine countries worldwide to adhere to the most comprehensive standard internationally for a uniform approach to economic and financial data provision.
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6-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) - Auction result
30 KB, PDF
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Invitation to bid for 6-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
38 KB, PDF
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Announcement of auction - 6-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
39 KB, PDF
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Bundesbank receives final payment from German Lehman insolvency proceedings
The Bundesbank received its final payment from the insolvency proceedings concerning Lehman Brothers Bankhaus AG (LBB) in January 2015. Following the realisation of monetary policy collateral, there remained an outstanding claim of around €1.9 billion. This has now been settled in full by payments from the insolvency estate of LBB and payments from the insolvency estate of the group parent company in the USA.
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3-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) - Auction result -
35 KB, PDF
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Invitation to bid for 3-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
34 KB, PDF
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Announcement of auction - 3-months Bills of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
39 KB, PDF
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Number of counterfeits up in Germany
The Bundesbank registered approximately 63,000 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €3.3 million in 2014, which represents a 63 % increase year on year. Statistically, this equates to eight counterfeit banknotes per 10,000 inhabitants.