Frankfurt is leaning into its moment as Europe’s business capital and indicators show the upswing is durable. The city has a deep bench when it comes to business: more than 200 banks anchor the downtown, including 170 international firms, as well as the European Central Bank and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Germany’s largest. Capital flow is torrential. Through November 2024, foreign investors announced a record $5.2 billion of projects, outpacing every other German market and setting the tone for 2025 dealmaking across finance, real assets and digital infrastructure.
Diversification? Sanofi’s $1.4-billion insulin plant in the Höchst district (for 2029) cements life-sciences manufacturing as a growth engine. Phase 1 of CyrusOne’s $1.07-billion data center campus, coming in 2026, reinforces Frankfurt’s status as Germany’s prime server market and cloud gateway. And getting in and out is getting easier. The $4-billion Terminal 3 at FRA will eventually boost capacity by 25 million passengers – from the current 70 million – and elevate Frankfurt’s #21 ranking for Airports. Now life and leisure are moving in: the FOUR Frankfurt quarter on the Deutsche Bank site is a complete community with four interconnected towers, green spaces, 600 apartments and a view from 764 feet, signaling to talent that this economic powerhouse isn’t all work and no play.