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© BundesbankWeidmann: single deposit guarantee scheme premature
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has come out against the creation of a single deposit guarantee scheme in the euro area in the near future. He sees a risk that depositors will end up carrying the can for distressed banks in other European countries.
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© Tina WagnerPersistently low interest rates weighing on German credit institutions
23.09.2015 DE
Persistently low interest rates are putting small and medium-sized credit institutions to the test, as shown by a survey of around 1,500 institutions conducted by BaFin and the Bundesbank. The banks now need to work on the profitability of their business models, said Bundesbank Executive Board member Andreas Dombret.
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© Horst MürellImages of unity: Bundesbank exhibiting iconic photograph by Barbara Klemm
23.09.2015 DE
As part of celebrations in Frankfurt am Main marking the 25th anniversary of German reunification, numerous Frankfurt institutions and businesses are exhibiting works by Barbara Klemm. A historical photo by the artist from 1989 is displayed on the facade of the Bundesbank's Regional Office.
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© Walter VorjohannDiscussion paper: equity price increases amplify net wealth inequality
21.09.2015 DE
Economists from the University of Mannheim and the Bundesbank's Research Centre have found that rising equity prices cause greater net wealth inequality among euro-area house-holds. Property price increases, on the other hand, close the gap between rich and poor.
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© picture alliance / dpaBundesbank: strong pace of economic growth continues into summer
21.09.2015 DE
According to the Bundesbank, the German economy maintained its recent spell of fairly strong growth during the summer months. Writing in the September edition of the Monthly Report, the Bank's economists note that the pick-up in industrial activity is still taking some time to materialise, however.
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© picture alliance / SZ PhotoWeidmann: Monetary policy should not be driven by the ups and downs of isolated indicators
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann currently sees no need for monetary policy action. In an interview with the German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, he also came out in favour of taking advantages of the opportunities presented by the current wave of migration.
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BIS Board of Directors elects Jens Weidmann Chairman
07.09.2015 DE
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann will become the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Basel-based Bank for International Settlements (BIS). His three-year term of office will begin on 1 November. He is succeeding Christian Noyer, who will retire as governor of the Banque de France at the end of October.
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Italy introduces TARGET2-Securities for securities settlement
01.09.2015 DE
On 31 August 2015, the Italian central securities depository, Monte Titoli, together with the Italian banking community, successfully migrated to the new European securities settlement platform TARGET2-Securities (T2S). This marked a further milestone on the road towards the creation of a European hub for securities settlement in Europe and also signified the completion of the first migration wave.
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© Dirk WiedleinBundesbank: An important partner at your side
31.08.2015 DE
Whether supplying cash to the economy, being actively involved in banking supervision or giving talks to the general public under the rubric of economic education, the Bundesbank is on hand as a service provider, supervisor and information provider at approximately 40 locations throughout Germany.
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© Monty Rakusen / Getty ImagesBundesbank: growth in the German economy could continue
18.08.2015 DE
Following a period of fairly robust growth in the German economy in the first two quarters of 2015, the Bundesbank's economists expect gross domestic product to continue its positive development in the second half of the year. Growth in the second quarter was chiefly due to buoyant exports.