# Deutsche Bundesbank (German Federal Bank)

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## Definition

As the central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany, it has been part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) since the start of European Monetary Union in 1999. It participates in the fulfillment of its tasks with the primary objective of maintaining price stability, ensures the banking processing of domestic and foreign payment transactions, and contributes to the stability of payment and clearing systems. The Bundesbank is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main and currently (beginning of 2010) maintains nine central offices in the federal states. - In Frankfurt, it also operates an Economic Research Center, whose econometrics unit is concerned with forecasts of economic developments in Germany. - See Bank Deutscher Länder, International Research Forum on Monetary Policy. - See Deutsche Bundesbank Annual Report 2003, p. 171 ff; Deutsche Bundesbank Annual Report 2006, p. 119 f. (activities of the Research Center); Deutsche Bundesbank Annual Report 2009, p. 135 f (international networking); and the respective Deutsche Bundesbank Annual Report, section "Other Activities." Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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