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© Frank RumpenhorstBundesbank posts distributable profit of €0.4 billion in 2016
The Bundesbank posted a profit of €1 billion for the 2016 financial year, representing a year-on-year fall of €2.2 billion. Speaking at the press conference on the annual accounts, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann attributed this to higher risk provisioning. Distributable profit in 2016 amounted to €0.4 billion.
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Deutsche Bundesbank to celebrate its 60th anniversary
16.01.2017 DE
The Deutsche Bundesbank was founded on 1 August 1957. For sixty years it has ensured a stable currency. In 2017, the Bundesbank is commemorating this anniversary with a variety of public events.
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© BundesbankHans Tietmeyer: an obituary
The Bundesbank mourns the passing of its former president, Hans Tietmeyer, who died on 27 December 2016 at the age of 85.
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© Bert BostelmannMoney Museum reopens after major revamp
The Bundesbank's Money Museum has reopened after a major revamp and enlargement.
"We want to impart meaningful information about money, its history and the tasks facing modern central banks,"
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann explained at the ceremony marking the relaunch. The Money Museum has been open to the public since 17 December 2016. -
© BundesbankHonouring Hans Tietmeyer at 85
18.08.2016 DE
The Bundesbank recalls the achievements of its former President Hans Tietmeyer, who has just turned 85. In a conversation with publisher David Marsh, Hans Tietmeyer reviews past monetary policy decisions.
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© Robert Metsch / ECBMonthly Report: The role of ANFA in implementing monetary policy
The Agreement on Net Financial Assets (ANFA) regulates the leeway that the euro-area central banks have for operations conducted on their own responsibility and liability.
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© Frank RumpenhorstBundesbank posts €3.2 billion profit in 2015
An improved net result of financial operations, write-downs and risk provisioning caused a slight increase in the Bundesbank's profit in 2015. At the same time, the Bundesbank's net interest income was lower than at any time since monetary union was launched.
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© Frank RumpenhorstBundesbank completes transfer of gold from New York
Last year, the Deutsche Bundesbank successfully completed the transfer of its gold stocks from New York. "The realisation of the gold storage plan is therefore well ahead of the original schedule," said Carl-Ludwig Thiele, Member of the Bundesbank’s Executive Board, at a press conference in Frankfurt am Main.
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© Marc DarchingerBundesbank publishes gold bar list
The Deutsche Bundesbank has published a list detailing its holdings of gold bars, broken down by custodian. This list contains information about the bar numbers, the melt or inventory numbers, the gross and fine weight as well as the fineness of the individual gold bars.
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© Nadine JakobsBundesbank exhibition attracts more than 10,000 visitors
05.10.2015 DE
Around 1.4 million people celebrated the 25th anniversary of German reunification at a huge public festival from 2 to 4 October in Frankfurt. Thousands of people visited the exhibition organised by the Bundesbank and the City of Frankfurt to learn about German monetary union.