The European Association for Banking and Financial History (eabh) e.V.
Your history matters!
Banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are members of eabh
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.
Are all wars fought for money?
A story of empires & war and risk & reward in uncertain times.
A conversation about inflation in historical perspective, and a revolutionary idea.
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 membership
eabh encourages open debate about banking and financial history and the archives.
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Archival Workshop
30 Jun 2022
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
In this workshop we will check up key quantitative historical financial data, historical dataset accessibility and IT tools and innovation.
Conference
1 Jul 2022
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
This conference will discuss the phenomenon of currency unions in a global historical context with a special focus on the challenges brought about by trends of isolationism and confrontation.
lunch hour
eabh lunch hour web
6 Jul 2022
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Where is inflation headed? Can we tell by looking at precedents from the past?
Archival Workshop
a financial archives workshop
Oct 2022
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
This workshop aims to look at the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on historical archives, in particular, but not exclusively, in the financial sector.