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© Nils ThiesPhoto book on the Bundesbank’s architecture
15.07.2020 DE
“The past becomes the future – the Bundesbank’s Central Office in Frankfurt am Main” takes a close look at the architecture of the building, setting it in historical context.
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Germany´s net international investment position shrinks for the first time in eight years
02.07.2020 DE
Germany’s net international investment position shrank by €90 billion in the first quarter of 2020 - its first drop in eight years. One factor in this decline was the slide in prices in global capital markets triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Overall, net international investment position remained at a high level of €2.4 trillion.
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© Andrew BrookesBundesbank setting up global innovation centre in Frankfurt and Paris
The Bundesbank is about to become a hub for joint digital financial innovations developed by central banks from all over the world. Together, the French central bank and the Bundesbank will set up an innovation centre in Frankfurt am Main and Paris. Both banks are thus part of the Bank for International Settlements’ global “BIS Innovation Hub” network.
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© dpa - Report30 years and three currencies: anniversary of German monetary union
01.07.2020 DE
The Deutsche Mark, the symbol of German unity, became official legal tender in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) on 1 July 1990. Supplying the public with Deutsche Mark on time represented a huge logistical undertaking by Bundesbank staff.
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© Frank RumpenhorstGerman Financial Stability Committee Annual Report 2020
30.06.2020 DE
Today, the German Financial Stability Committee (G-FSC) presented its seventh report to the German Bundestag. The report shows that the committee focused primarily on the risk of underestimating credit risk, the low interest rate environment and real estate markets.
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© picture alliance / Rolf HaidBIS Annual Report: central banks a stabilising force in the crisis
30.06.2020
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) sees central banks as playing a key role in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. “
Central banks reacted swiftly and forcefully, preventing firms and households from being further burdened by a financial collapse by stabilising the financial system and supporting credit flows,
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© Financial Stability BoardFinancial Stability Board: Too-big-to-fail reforms are working
29.06.2020 DE
Banks have become more resilient since the global financial crisis and have stronger loss-absorbing capacity. Also, there are better options for dealing with banks in distress. These are the findings made by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) in a consultation report on the evaluation of too-big-to-fail (TBTF) reforms. The report also identifies gaps that still need to be addressed.
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© Westend61 / Martin MoxterBanking supervision aspects of the coronavirus pandemic
26.06.2020 DE
Banking supervisors are reviewing their supervisory practices and measures in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Both the EBA stress test and the LSI stress test have been postponed, for example. More information can be found on the websites of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the ECB, the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS).
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© Nils ThiesWeidmann: Trough of the coronavirus crisis likely to be behind us
According to Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, the German economy has probably moved past the trough of the coronavirus crisis. “
The economy is growing again
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© Henry CzaudernaGeneral public in rural areas continue to have good access to cash
22.06.2020 DE
According to survey data, people living in rural areas continue to have good access to cash, as shown by a study in the current issue of the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report. Respondents still prefer to withdraw their cash from ATMs.