Histories of Finance and Politics
Hugo Bänziger & Manfred Pohl
Facing history, building trust
Your history matters!
The European Association for Banking and Financial History (eabh) e.V.
Your history matters!
Our members recognise their responsibility towards society. A well functioning financial sector helps to increase the welfare of all.
Our historians work on long-term topics that matter to the management of financial institutions and policy makers.
Since its foundation, eabh has provided historical analysis and preservation consulting to bankers, supervisors and policy makers.
Facing history, building trust
Capital matters: Banking, risk, and history
From the Latin Union to the euro
eabh circulates sound research and information upon which today’s decision makers can rely.
The legacy of the past continually resurfaces to determine actions in the present and the future. Through eabh membership institutions gain access to a global network of financial history experts who can provide competent advice.
Benefits of membershipeabh encourages open debate about banking and financial history and the archives.
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eabh lecture
11 Feb 2026
Berlin, Germany
eabh in cooperation with Humboldt University Berlin. Money and Power: How Finance Shapes Geopolitics Christoph Trebesch (Kiel Institute) & Jörg Rocholl (ESMT) From empires built on trade routes to modern struggles over debt, sanctions, and energy markets — finance has always been at the heart of global power. This lecture explores the deep connections between
eabh Annual Meeting
Jun 2026
Milan, Italy
We will be meeting in Milan on the kind invitation of Mediobanca. More information will be available soon.
