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Frankfurt Metropolitan Area – a European Powerhouse
Population of 5.9 million (2022)
420,000 companies (2022)
Gross domestic product of 301 B € (2021)
250,000 university students (2022)
Frankfurt is 7th most livable city worldwide (2022)
Students have the choice of 19 universities in Frankfurt (2022)
Frankfurt – Capital of the Eurozone
Leading financial center in continental Europe
Leading continental European exchange (Deutsche Börse Group)
280 banks in Frankfurt (2022)
170 foreign banks and representative offices (2022)
9,000 companies in financial services (2022)
80,300 employed in the financial sector (2022)
More than 130 FinTechs (2022)
Centers of Expertise
Frankfurt Main Finance – the financial center initiative
House of Finance – Germany’s center for finance-related research
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management – Finance education
CRISP – Center for Research in Security and Privacy
WHU – Top European business school for founders
DE-CIX – Largest Internet exchange point worldwide
Regulatory Authorities in Frankfurt
European Central Bank (ECB)
European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
European Insurance & Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA)
German Central Bank (Bundesbank)
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
Federal Agency for Financial Market Stabilisation (FMSA)
Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
