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The original Pink Map (1886) The Pink Map (Portuguese: Mapa cor-de-rosa), also known as the Rose-Coloured Map, [1] was a map prepared in 1885 to represent the Kingdom of Portugal's claim of sovereignty over a land corridor connecting the Portuguese colonies of Angola and Mozambique during the Scramble for Africa.
In 1994, BPA opened a representative office in Caracas, and set up a subsidiary in the Cayman Islands, BPA Overseas Bank. In 1997, Wachovia Bank acquired a majority interest in Banco Portugues do Atlantico-Brasil, which at the time was a $100 million-asset bank based in São Paulo. The bank was engaged principally in corporate trade finance.
By 1917, the bank had changed its name to Nonell Hermanos, and in the 1920s, it was further rebranded as Banca Nonell. In 1946, Claudio Güell y Churruca, the Count of Ruiseñada, took control of the bank and renamed it Banco Atlántico. In 1961, the descendants of Güell sold their shares to a new group of investors.
This is a list of all the banks operating in Portugal as of 8 February 2024 and some defunct banks. [1] Central bank ... sold to the Angolese Bank Banco BIC in 2012;
Carlos da Silva Costa (born November 3, 1949, in Oliveira de Azeméis) is a Portuguese economist who served as Governor of the Bank of Portugal from June 7, 2010 [1] to July 20, 2020, when he was succeeded by Mário Centeno.
Banco Nacional Ultramarino (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɐ̃ku nɐsiuˈnal ultɾɐmɐˈɾinu], BNU; Chinese: 大西洋銀行; English: National Overseas Bank) is a Macau banking and financial services corporation. It was historically a Portuguese bank with operations throughout the world, especially in Portugal's former overseas provinces.
The metropolitan area (Portuguese: área metropolitana) is a type of administrative division in Portugal. Since the 2013 local government reform, there are two metropolitan areas: Lisbon and Porto. [1] The metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto were created in 1991. [2]
The Districts of Portugal were established by a royal decree of 18 July 1835. On the Portuguese mainland, they correspond to the current districts, with the exception of Setúbal District, which is the result of a split of Lisbon District in 1926.