In all the discussion about the tasks and future structure of the Bundesbank, therefore, it must be assured that the German central bank remains anchored in the financial markets. The reform of the Bundesbank must lead to more streamlined structures and to a strengthening of the Bundesbank within the ESCB.
Germany, as one of the major industrial nations in the world and the largest economy in Europe, has a vested interest in having a potent and efficient central bank which is able to represent German interests effectively, both within the ESCB and internationally.