Press releases
Here is a list of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s current press releases.
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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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Germany's international investment position at the end of 2013
Germany's net external position stood at €1,204 billion at the end of 2013, and thus amounted to almost 43% of gross domestic product. The German net external asset position rose by €251 billion year-on-year. This increase primarily reflects Germany's current account surplus last year. Unlike in previous years, the increase occurred against the backdrop of declining gross amounts outstanding.
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Summary of the July Monthly Report
Experience has shown that exchange rates can be fairly volatile in times of heightened tension in the international financial markets.
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Summary of the March Monthly Report
Topics: Germany’s balance of payments in 2013, Shadow banking in the euro area: outline and monetary policy implications, Manufacturing enterprises in Germany: their vulnerability to crises ̶ findings of a risk analysis using year-end data
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Acquisition of financial assets and financing in Germany in the third quarter of 2013 Results of the financial accounts by sector
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Acquisition of financial assets and financing in Germany in the second quarter of 2013 Results of the financial accounts by sector
The financial assets of households increased by €23 billion, or 0.5% on the quarter, to €5,027 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2013.
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Germany's international investment position at the end of 2012
Germany’s financial links with the rest of the world continued to increase in 2012.
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Acquisition of financial assets and financing in Germany in the first quarter of 2013
At the end of the first quarter of 2013, the financial assets of households rose by €52 billion, or 1.1%, on the previous quarter to just under €4,992 billion. The acquisition of financial assets was comparable to the first quarters of the previous years, with only a small percentage of this increase, around €5 billion, attributable to capital market gains.
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Acquisition of financial assets and financing in Germany in 2012 Results of the financial accounts by sector