Archive of topic posts
In the following list you find chronologically listed articles.
Use the search filter to narrow the period, to choose one main topic or to search the full text.
-
New €50 banknote to be launched at beginning of April
13.03.2017 DE
The European Central Bank and the national central banks of the Eurosystem began rolling out a second series of euro banknotes in May 2013. The new €50 banknote will start circulating on 4 April 2017.
-
The future of the Bundesbank: mission statement and Strategy 2020
The Executive Board of the Bundesbank has adopted a new medium-term strategy, in which four universal strategic objectives for the Bank as a whole have been formulated for the first time. The strategy is preceded by a mission statement, which constitutes the longer-term roadmap for the Bundesbank and serves as a guide for its employees.
-
Dombret welcomes new head of Bundesbank's Representative Office in London
24.02.2017 DE
Bundesbank Executive Board member Andreas Dombret has introduced the new head of the Bundesbank’s Representative Office in London. Before an audience of invited guests, Mr Dombret welcomed Olga Wittchen, who had previously worked as an expert in international banking regulation at the Bundesbank’s Central Office.
-
Bundesbank 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.
-
German economy at the end of 2016: upswing continues
The German economy saw renewed stronger growth at the end of 2016. The brisker rate of expansion was driven primarily by exports and construction activity, according to the Bundesbank’s latest Monthly Report, which also notes that the labour market improved again after a slight dip in summer.
-
Weidmann labels protectionist rhetoric "worrying"
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann takes a dim view of the new US administration's economic policy signals. Speaking in Mainz, he said the shape and possible repercussions of future economic policy in the United States are sparking fresh uncertainty, calling accusations that Germany is engaged in currency manipulation "more than absurd".
-
German banks feeling the pressure in the face of low interest rates
The prevailing low-interest-rate environment is putting pressure on German banks' earnings. According to the assessment published in a new discussion paper, a prolonged period of such low interest rates would result in only 20% of German banks remaining in a position to earn a cost of capital of 8% by the end of the decade.
-
Debt situation in some euro-area countries improving
Since 2012, households and non-financial corporations in some euro-area member states have been making greater efforts to reduce their levels of debt. According to the Bundesbank's January 2017 Monthly Report, this process is not yet fully completed.
-
Weidmann: Uniform regulatory regime needed for fintechs
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann says that a uniform set of rules is needed to regulate financial technology start-ups.
"It would be wrong for fintechs to base their business models on regulatory loopholes,"
he said at a conference during Germany's G20 presidency. Federal Finance Minister Dr Wolfgang Schäuble and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands highlighted the opportunities that digitalisation holds in store for developing countries. -
Environmental Report 2015: greenhouse gas emissions reduced
The Bundesbank has presented its environmental report for 2015. In this report, the Bank explains what it has achieved to date and how it hopes to reduce its emissions yet further in the future. Last year, it cut its greenhouse gas emissions by just over four per cent in comparison to 2013/2014.