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Here, you can find detailed background information on all relevant topics for the financial centre and the industry.
Here, you can find detailed background information on all relevant topics for the financial centre and the industry.

Europe Without Borders – Also for Payment Transactions
A unified eurozone for cashless payment transactions has been a reality since 2008 – only that it is not mandatory and is therefore little used. Now SEPA direct debits and transfers are to become obligatory. This will require investment in new infrastructure and present many opportunities. By Michael Steinbach

On September 22nd the US economist Kenneth Rogoff received the Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics 2011, which carries an endowment of €50,000. Leading financial economists took this opportunity to discuss Kenneth Rogoff’s works

The close link between the financial sector and the real economy is the main reason Frankfurt is emerging well from the financial crisis and the bedrock on which the centre's success is built says Hubertus Väth, Managing Director of Frankfurt Main Finance in an article for " Financial Centres International".

The "Masters in Risk Management and Regulation" has received the official accreditation by the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditiation (FIBAA) and is now recognized by German standards as "Master of Science" (MSc).

On 14 June the Financial Times published the most recent "Special Report" to the financial center of Frankfurt. The authors underline among others the financial centers strength arising from the strong national economy. The international view at the financial center all in all arrives at a positive outlook.
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The new yearbook of Frankfurt Main Finance outlines the success factors for a financial centre. In it, well-known experts from the financial sector and politics such as the German Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble, Deutsche Bank Management Board member Hermann-Josef Lamberti and Deutsche Börse Executive Board member Frank Gerstenschläger, discuss the key components of a successful financial centre.
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