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IMF: Germany should strengthen the foundations of economic success
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Germany’s upswing to continue in 2015, according to the preliminary conclusions of the "Article IV consultations" for Germany. Growth is being supported mainly by private consumption, according to the Fund. The IMF's economists recommend that Germany use the favourable cyclical position in order to accomplish important policy objectives.
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© Frank RumpenhorstDombret draws positive conclusion after six months of Single Supervisory Mechanism
06.05.2015 DE
Six months on from the launch of Europe´s Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), Bundesbank Executive Board member Andreas Dombret is upbeat about what has been accomplished so far. "
European banking supervision makes it possible for banks throughout the euro area to be supervised according to the same high standards,
" he said at a conference in Frankfurt am Main, adding that harmonising national supervisory practices for small banks as well remains a challenge. -
"Sustainable growth cannot be built on a mountain of debt"
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has warned of the risks and side-effects of the Eurosystem's extremely expansionary monetary policy. Among other things, it significantly weakened the disciplining of fiscal policy by the financial markets, he said at an event in Essen.
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© Martina HuhnDiscussion paper: fiscal policy's marginal impact on economic growth in other euro-area countries
A study conducted by the Bundesbank's Research Centre shows that Germany's expansionary fiscal policy had a stimulating effect during the crisis. However, its impact on other countries within the euro area was marginal.
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© Bundesagentur für ArbeitScope for cutting contribution rate to unemployment insurance scheme
22.04.2015 DE
The Bundesbank believes that there is some scope for lowering the contribution rate to the unemployment insurance scheme. It notably proposes using taxpayers' money to finance the Federal Employment Agency's non-insurance-related benefits in future. By contrast, the Bundesbank's economists, writing in the latest Monthly Report, take a sceptical view of suggestions to introduce a European unemployment insurance scheme.
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© Simone D. McCourtie / World BankWeidmann: do not artificially weaken German competitiveness
Speaking on the sidelines of the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann voiced his opposition to proposals for economic policy measures to counteract German current account surpluses. It would be "absurd", Weidmann said, to discuss measures aimed at artificially weakening German competitiveness.
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© Monty Rakusen / Getty ImagesMonthly Report April: continuation of upswing in Germany
20.04.2015 DE
The Bundesbank is expecting economic growth in Germany to remain quite robust. According to the current issue of the Monthly Report, the underlying pace of economic activity is still high. The Bundesbank’s economists believe that private consumption will be the main driver of growth.
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© Wilfried Krecichwost / Getty ImagesSharp rise in demand for loans for house purchase in Germany
17.04.2015 DE
Demand for loans for house purchase and consumer credit rose sharply in Germany in the first quarter of 2015. This is revealed by the Bundesbank's most recent Bank Lending Survey in Germany. The increased demand was met with only a slight change in German credit institutions' credit standards.
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© Simone D. McCourtie / World BankIMF Spring Meetings to focus on quota and governance reform
16.04.2015 DE
The Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are being held in Washington, DC, this coming weekend. G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will also be convening on the sidelines of these meetings from 17 to 19 April. One of the main topics at the meeting will be organisational reforms at the International Monetary Fund.
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"Monetary policy should not be absolved of responsibility for financial stability"
26.03.2015 DE
In the opinion of Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, monetary policy makers must not stand idly by at the first signs of speculative exaggerations in the asset markets. As part of their existing mandate, they have to also take into account the effects of financial imbalances on price stability.