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1. 9 May 2018

   The Ger­man cur­rent ac­count in the con­text of US-Ger­man trade

   Germany’s current account surplus has been garnering criticism for years. Taking on this criticism coming from home and abroad the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Affairs published a joint position paper that explains the reasons behind Germany’s current account surplus and outlines the fiscal and economic policy options.

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2. 26 January 2018

   The Sin­gle Su­per­vi­so­ry Mech­a­nism: Lessons learned af­ter the first three years

   On 4 November 2014 the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) commenced its operations. It is one of the central components of the European banking union established in response to the global financial crisis and the subsequent sovereign debt crisis. We cast a look at the lessons learned after its first three operative years.

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3. 19 June 2017

   Is Ger­man pub­lic in­vest­ment head­ing for a sus­tained up­swing?

   General-government spending is on a buoyant upwards trend – mainly thanks to measures taken by the Federation. Investment spending within the federal budget is up, and Länder and local authorities can boost their investments thanks to financial relief from the Federation.

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4. 27 April 2017

   EU re­view of Ger­many’s pub­lic fi­nances: Tar­gets met, chal­lenges re­main

   In April of each year, the member states of the euro area submit Stability Programmes in which they report on compliance with fiscal policy requirements and describe their fiscal policy plans. The 2017 update of the German Stability Programme was approved by the federal cabinet on 12 April 2017.

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5. 27 April 2017

   Meet­ing of G20 fi­nance min­is­ters and cen­tral bank gov­er­nors in Baden-Baden, Ger­many

   Germany officially took over the G20 presidency from China on 1 December 2016. The first meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors under the German presidency was held in Baden-Baden on 17–18 February 2017.

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6. 27 January 2017

   Asy­lum and refugee pol­i­cy: the role of the fed­er­al bud­get

   The special challenges arising from the refugee crisis in 2015 and 2016 were dealt with at the general government level. Germany’s federal system requires all levels of government to face up to their responsibilities. While approximately €21.7bn were earmarked for asylum-related expenditures in 2016, expenditures are expected to amount to approximately €21.3bn in 2017. But, to quote what German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said in the late summer of 2015, money’s not the issue here.

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7. 27 January 2017

   Treat­ing the caus­es of the sovereign-bank nexus

   Letter from the Federal Ministry of Finance’s Advisory Board to Federal Minister of Finance Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble

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