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• The German city could benefit from a flight to quality
• Deutsche Börse is expanding derivatives and clearing activities
• A small airport could soon become a business travel hub - -
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A vital support role in the global drama
During the global economic upheavals of the past two years, Frankfurt has had its share of attention. Germany’s banks were among the first hit by the financial tsunami.
More than just a historic trading floor
No city could credibly claim to be a financial centre without a significant stock exchange at its heart.
European Central Bank hopes to raise profile
Frankfurt’s former vegetable wholesale market – a cavernous, 1920s red-brick hall on the city’s eastern fringe – is embarking on a transformation.
New landing spot for business jets
Frankfurt has long been a city that is easy to travel to and from. It is one of Germany’s six largest urban areas and motorways and rail lines radiate out in all directions.
Bank’s 335-year history helps put things in perspective
Bankhaus Metzler, founded in 1674, has been in business long enough to know a thing or two about crises.
