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Main priorities of the German G20 presidency
Germany's G20 presidency will be particularly focused on the following topics: strengthening the resilience of national economies, shaping digitalisation and promoting investment, particularly in Africa.
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German economy in third quarter: strong consumption, weak exports
23.11.2016 DE
The German economy lost some of its momentum in the third quarter of 2016. According to the Bundesbank’s Monthly Report, the domestic economy drove growth but was unable to make up for the fall in exports. The Bundesbank’s economists are nevertheless optimistic about the final quarter of 2016.
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Dombret outlines demands ahead of Basel negotiations
Bundesbank Executive Board member Andreas Dombret has outlined demands ahead of the forthcoming negotiations on new rules for the regulation of banks. He has said that he will advocate, among other things, that banks should keep the internal models they use to calculate their risks.
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Financial Stability Review 2016
In its recently unveiled Financial Stability Review 2016, the Bundesbank states that it sees potential risks to the stability of the German financial system in the persistently low interest rates and muted global economic growth.
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Thiele: Taking a positive view on blockchain technology
14.11.2016 DE
Bundesbank Executive Board member Carl-Ludwig Thiele has outlined the advantages and drawbacks of blockchain technology in a speech, stating that the basic version of this technology must be adapted to financial transaction conditions if it is to be used in the financial sector.
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“Accommodative monetary policy must not be permanent therapy”
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has urged a timely exit from the ultra-accommodative monetary policy. In a speech delivered in Berlin, he stressed that sovereign asset purchases should not shift the red line representing the border to monetary financing of governments.
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Unconventional monetary policy leads to harmful side effects
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann believes that particular caution should be exercised when applying unconventional monetary policy measures. Speaking at the European Banking Congress in Frankfurt am Main, he noted that they
"come with a different risk-reward calculus than standard instruments as they have more harmful side effects."
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Official farewell for Joachim Nagel from Executive Board
01.11.2016 DE
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has thanked Joachim Nagel for his work in the Bundesbank's Executive Board. Nagel left the Executive Board at the end of April 2016 and, with effect from 1 November 2016, has taken on the post of General Manager of KfW.
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Annual Global Conference of the EBI: the challenges facing European banks
01.11.2016 DE
Some 100 representatives from academia, the business community and the community of banking and financial supervisors attended the Annual Global Conference of the European Banking Institute (EBI), which was held at the Bundesbank’s headquarters building. The significance of the low-interest-rate environment for banks and the new competition from fintechs were among the topics covered at the conference.
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Joachim Wuermeling takes office
Joachim Wuermeling took office as a member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank on 1 November 2016. The 56-year-old Wuermeling succeeds Joachim Nagel, who left the Executive Board on 30 April 2016 before the end of his full term.