New jobs: Frankfurt sees itself as a Brexit-winner

Four years after the referendum in the UK in favour of an exit from the European Union, representatives of the financial centre of Frankfurt, a positive balance sheet. The city is one of the "on the continent of the winners of this unfortunate development", - stated in a communication from the financial centre initiative of Frankfurt Main Finance, on the occasion of today's fourth anniversary of the Brexit-decision.

by Daniel Schleidt

editor in the Rhein-Main-Zeitung.

Around 60 financial institutions have, therefore, successfully made an application to the financial Supervisory authority, your business in Frankfurt, or expand. About 30 of them operate in the future in Frankfurt on their European Headquarters. This is about some of the great American, four of the five largest Japanese and two of the four largest UK banks. The money houses are an important economic factor for the city, calculates the Frankfurt city Treasurer Uwe Becker (CDU). "Among the 100 largest commercial taxpayers of the city of Frankfurt is more than one in eight of a credit institution from abroad."

The managing Director of Frankfurt Main Finance, Hubertus Väth, said, by the Brexit vote in 2019 as early as 1500 new jobs in the Region were created. If the Brexit come, would be followed by a further 2000. In addition, any concern of these Bodies for a further eight jobs.