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The Banque de Belgique was founded by liberal leader Charles de Brouckère on 26 February 1835. The aim was to partly offset the financial dominance in the country of the Société Générale de Belgique which was viewed as not providing savings services to the broader Belgian population, [1] and was also perceived as too much controlled by Dutch interests.
Belfius Bank/Banque Belgian State: Artesia, Bacob (B.A.C.), Dexia, Gemeentekrediet/Crédit Communal Brussels: GKCC BE BB Beobank: Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe (100%) [5] Citibank Belgium (1968 –- March 2013) Brussels: CTBK BE BX BKCP Bank/Banque [6] Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe (100%) [5] Brussels: BKCP BE BB BNP Paribas Fortis: BNP Paribas
The National Bank was created by Minister Walthère Frère-Orban in 1850 with a unique hybrid status: in the form of a limited company, but with the main objective to carry out missions of general interest entrusted to it by legislation of 5 May 1850, including replacing the Société Générale de Belgique (SGB) as fiscal agent of the Belgian government.
After having taken over Banque Copine and Banque Sud Belge, Banque Sud Belge merged with Famibank, creating Citibank Belgium in 1992. In 2012 the Citibank consumer franchise was sold to Crédit mutuel Nord Europe . In March 2013, Citibank Belgium was rebranded to Beobank NV/SA.
In 1913, the bank's London subsidiary substantially developed its footprint by merging with the Anglo-Foreign Banking Company Ltd (est. 1872). The Banque Sino-Belge subsequently changed its name to Banque Belge pour l'Étranger and marketed itself as a subsidiary of the Générale de Belgique, which the latter had not allowed until then. [5]
In June 2007, Axa Group’s management board decided to adopt a common European banking strategy. This led to the creation of a European banking head-office in Brussels, Axa Bank Europe, [4] using the former Axa Bank Belgium’s legal structure.
In the 2010 Fortune Global 500 (which lists companies by total income) [7] Dexia was ranked 49th, the top-ranked Belgian company. [8]The company was founded in 1996 through the merger of Crédit Communal de Belgique (founded in 1860) and Crédit Local de France (founded in 1987).
Bank Brussels Lambert (BBL, French: Banque Bruxelles Lambert) was a prominent Belgian bank that was created in 1975 through the merger of Banque de Bruxelles and Banque Lambert, and was eventually acquired in 1998 by ING Group; however the name survived as part of Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, which controlled the bank prior to its acquisition.