International

Frankfurt’s location in the heart of Europe supports its international orientation. For centuries, the city has been a major transportation hub in Europe and home to one of the world’s most important trade and exhibition centers. All these factors make the Frankfurt Rhine-Main region one of the most important economic regions on the continent – and for its residents a region with a high quality of life.

WAIFC Annual General Meeting

International

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) hosted WAIFC’s Annual General Meeting 2021 in Dubai. More than 30 member representatives took part in the meeting.

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Closer Cooperation between the financial centers of Shanghai and Frankfurt

International, Press Releases, TOP-NEWS

The two leading financial centers Shanghai and Frankfurt want to join forces and cooperate more closely in the near future. Representatives of both sides signed a memorandum to this effect on Thursday

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Lending to a climate neutral Germany 2045

Financial Centre, International, Sustainable Finance, TOP-NEWS

Banks are jointly developing methods in Germany’s – Net Zero Banking Alliance – through loan portfolios in the financial centre of Frankfurt.
First conceivable results are at hand.

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Financial Big Data Cluster and GAIA-X

Events, Financial Centre, International, News

Economic players are currently joining forces to form a Financial Big Data Cluster (FBDC) to build a cloud-based platform for the financial sector, that will integrate financial data from companies, public authorities and academia in a common pool, and be optimized for AI applications.

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Digital Central Bank Currencies

COVID-19, Events, Financial Centre, International, Member

The implementation of a digitally generated currency – the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) – is currently the topic everyones talking about. At present, the European Central Bank – here in Frankfurt, is examining under which conditions the digital euro could be introduced safely.

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With asset quality on the brink, supervisors’ focus on credit risk is growing

COVID-19, International, Member

Key observations from the first quarter of 2021 and what banks can expect going forward.

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100 Women in Finance

Events, Financial Centre, International

Frankfurt am Main / New York. The international organization “100 Women in Finance” will launch on May 4, 2021 with a virtual Germany kick-off event. Frankfurt is expected to become the 27th location. 

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The digital euro should be anonymous

International, News

The ECB has published the results of a public consultation on the digital euro: people are particularly concerned about the question of the traceability of money flows.

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AFME/OMFIF European Financial Integration Conference

COVID-19, Events, International

The AFME/OMFIF European Financial Integration Conference  – taking place on 14 & 15 June 2021 – will focus on the impacts...
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Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) joins WAIFC

Financial Centre, International

The WAIFC General Meeting unanimously approved the membership of Dubai International Financial Centre on 22 March 2021. All WAIFC members...
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