11/29/2019  Consistency as a mandate | Deutsche Bundesbank  Consistency as a mandate Speech at the ceremony to commemorate “250 years of the Pfandbrief” 28.11.2019 | Berlin | Jens Weidmann  1 Introduction  2 The Pfandbrief as a model of success  3 Monetary policy  4 Financial stability  5 Green ﬁnance  6 Capital markets union  7 Conclusion  1 Introduction Dr Hagen, Ms Lambrecht, ladies and gentlemen, Many thanks for inviting me.
It gives me great pleasure to be with you today. Last week, a new exhibition opened at the German Historical Museum here, dedicated to Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt. Wilhelm, the older of the two brothers, is supposed to have said: “Only those who know the past have a future.” It is therefore worthwhile to take a look back at the past.