Speeches
Here you find speeches of the current and past members of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank from the past ten years. Speeches of the former Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Deutsche Bundesbank date back to 2005.
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Consistency as a mandate Speech at the ceremony to commemorate “250 years of the Pfandbrief”
According to Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, banks need to take adequate account of climate-related financial risks in their risk management. “If financing environmentally harmful projects were to become less attractive as a result, that would be a welcome side effect,” he said in a speech.
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Finanzmärkte und gesellschaftlicher Wohlstand: Lehren aus der Finanzkrise Festrede anlässlich der Verleihung des Cusanus-Preises für besonderes gesellschaftliches Engagement
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What the future holds – Benefits and limitations of forward guidance Speech at the European Banking Congress
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has drawn attention to the dangers of an even longer period of negative interest rates. "
Holding interest rates lower for even longer would aggravate the risks and side effects of a very expensionary monetary policy
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Cash and digital currencies from a central bank’s perspective Keynote – Payment Asia Summit
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Statement at the presentation of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s 2019 Financial Stability Review Speech delivered at the press conference to unveil the Financial Stability Review
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Zeitenwende im Zahlungsverkehr: Wo bleibt Europa? Impulsvortrag bei der Euro Finance Week
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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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Kapitalmarktunion: Treiber für Investitionen und Innovation Eröffnungsimpuls bei der Euro Finance Week
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Die Rolle des Immobiliensektors für die Finanzstabilität DVFA Immobilienforum
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Fintech and bigtech firms and central banks – conflicting interests or a common mission? Speech held at the German Embassy