The Tasks of the Deutsche Bundesbank 1 of 3

The tasks of the Deutsche Bundesbank 1 of 3

1. Gap-fill

Watch the film “The tasks of the Deutsche Bundesbank” then fill in the gaps.

The Deutsche Bundesbank is the independent of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Bundesbank, the other national central banks in the euro area as well as the European Central Bank constitute the Eurosystem. The is responsible for

Europe’s common currency, the .

The main objective of the Eurosystem is to safeguard the

. The necessary monetary policy decisions are taken by the

. The President of the is a member of the Council and has a vote on

. The Governing Council of the European

Central Bank uses monetary policy instruments to influence

in the euro area in order to maintain annual inflation at in the medium term. The Bundesbank implements monetary policy decisions in .

”The tasks of the Deutsche Bundesbank“ – Accompanying worksheet © Deutsche Bundesbank 2021 The tasks of the Deutsche Bundesbank 2 of 3

2. What are the Bundesbank’s tasks?

Match the images on the left with the corresponding task of the Bundesbank in the middle and the description of this task on the right. BANKBANK AC BANK B

BANK C BANK A BANK B

€ € 10 € 10 Ensure the safety of Financial stability money in citizens’ GUTHABEN bank accounts

200 50€ Provide infrastructure € 20€ 5 Monetary policy for payment €€ 20 2 settlement 1 2

$ £ Detect risks to the ¥ Banking economy at an early € supervision stage

- Bring cash into Payment systems circulation and assure 0 2 BANK C its quality BANK- A+ BANK B

BANK C BANK A BANK B

€ € 10 Cash € 10 Keep the price level § § § § management stable at 2%

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3. Word search

Find the 10 hidden words related to the tasks of the Deutsche Bundesbank. Don’t forget to look in all directions (horizontal, vertical, diagonal).

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