Jens Weidmann: Outlook for 2014 Speech by Dr Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the Tagesspiegel event “DeutschlandAgora 2014”, Berlin, 16 January 2014. * 1. *  *  Welcome  Mr Döbler, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you very much for your invitation. I am delighted that so many of you have accepted the Tagesspiegel’s invitation.
Before I begin, let me wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year. We are in Berlin. At the beginning of the year, the Governing Mayor announced what not to expect in 2014, namely the opening of the capital city’s new airport.