The Hamburg Stock Exchange (german: link=yes, Hamburger Börse) is the oldest stock exchange in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It was founded in 1558 in the Free and
Hanseatic
The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=German language, Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a Middle Ages, medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central Europe, Central and Norther ...
city of
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
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. Four different individual exchanges now exist under its umbrella: the Insurance Exchange, Grain Exchange, Coffee Exchange, along with the General Exchange.
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Financial services companies established in the 16th century
Stock exchanges in Germany
Economy of Hamburg
Buildings and structures in Hamburg-Mitte
1558 establishments in Europe
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