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.
Discover the apparent and the hidden treasures of one of Europe’s most significant financial archives.
How to unlock the potential of your photography collection?
A real long view on the field of financial history. Can we see an anticipation of what is happening now by looking much further to the past?
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
2021
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.
Conference
conference
2022
Athens, Greece
This conference will look at the relationship between the financial sector and migration – taking a comparative historical view.
Archival Workshop
30 Jun 2022
Sofia, Bulgaria
eabh in cooperation with the Bulgarian National Bank.
Conference
1 Jul 2022
Sofia, Bulgaria
eabh in cooperation with the Bulgarian National Bank.
Conference
in Global Perspective
20 Jul 2022
Basel, Switzerland
This international conference investigates insurance as a crucial element of the globalization of finance and of capitalism in general.