Frankfurt - The
city of the banks



Frankfurt
- Business Information
GDP per Capita: |
$ 100,280. |
Major Exports: |
Automatives, chemicals,
metals and manufactures, foodstuffs, textiles. |
Major Foreign Exchange Counters: |
Western Union and
American Express. |
Key Industries: |
Iron, steel, coal,
cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food
and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles. |
Business Overview
Frankfurt is one of the leading financial centres in Europe. It is one of
the top three cities for international companies in Europe, along with
London and Paris. According to a ranking list (2001) produced by the
University of Liverpool, Frankfurt is the richest city in Europe by GDP per
capita. Followed by Karlsruhe, Paris and Munich. The Mercer Human Resource
Consulting Worldwide Quality of Living Survey 2007 ranked Frankfurt at the
seventh position of the cities with the highest quality of life worldwide.
The city of Frankfurt is also sometimes known as ' The city of banks'.
This is due to the fact that the city houses a number of national and
international banks. The city is the financial center of Germany with almost
all the banks of Germany having their headquarters in Frankfurt. The city
has more than 300 banks. The city also has the Largest stock exchange in
Germany. This is second largest stock exchange in the whole Europe. The city
is also a major media center and has offices of media houses, television
channels and advertising agencies. The city hosts several national and
international events all round the year. Frankfurt offers numerous venues
for trade shows, trade fairs, exhibitions and conventions.
Major Business Centers
Frankfurt Exhibition Grounds:
The Frankfurt exhibition grounds are the perfect venue for any kind of
events, trade fairs and exhibitions. The total space offered by the center
is 578,000 sqm, 321,700 sqm of which in the exhibition halls and another
83,000 sqm in the open air. It is the third largest trade fair complex in
the world. The venue also has a cargo center and a number of multi
functional halls. The Frankfurt Grounds host a number of events all round
the year. The Frankfurt Exhibition grounds are the first choice for every
trade show organizer in Frankfurt. The eleven fully air conditioned halls of
Frankfurt exhibition grounds can cater a large number of delegates. The
venue has various world class facilities that are capable of making any
exhibition, trade show or event a huge success.
Exhibition center Frankfurt:
Frankfurt Exhibition Center is a world class event facility that caters for
the needs of organizers who want a unique venue for their trade show. The
venue is empowered with world class facilities for the successful
organization of any kind of event, exhibition or trade fairs. The Frankfurt
Exhibition center has very spacious halls, inbuilt restaurant, tech savvy
audio visual equipment and other support facilities. The center hosts a
number of events round the year.
Frankfurt Stock exchange:
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is located in Frankfurt, Germany. The
Frankfurt Stock Exchange is the biggest stock exchange of Germany and second
largest stock exchange in whole Europe. It is owned and operated by Deutsche
Börse, which also owns the European futures exchange Eurex and clearing
company Clearstream. The trading indices in Frankfurt are DAX, DAXplus,
CDAX, DivDAX, LDAX, MDAX, SDAX, TecDAX, VDAX and EuroStoxx 50.