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Crédit Agricole Group (French: [kʁedi aɡʁikɔl]), sometimes called La banque verte (pronounced [la bɑ̃k vɛʁt], lit. ' The green bank ', due to its historical ties to farming), [4] is a French international banking group and the world's largest cooperative financial institution.
Banco Montepio (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõtɨˈpiu]), formerly Montepio Geral, legally incorporated as Caixa Económica Montepio Geral, Caixa Económica Bancária, S.A. is a Portuguese mutual savings organization, better known for its banking activity. [2] [3] Banco Montepio was established in 1844 and is headquartered in Lisbon. [4]
The practice of multilateral exchange can be a mere convenience, but once a common unit of account is agreed upon, the extent to which members can draw credit is limited, a mutual credit system quickly resembles a money system.
The foundation commonly dates itself to the 1990 creation of the Caixa d'Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona (Spanish: Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, "La Caixa") as a merger of the Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Barcelona founded in 1844 and commonly known as Caja de Barcelona, founded in 1844, with the Caja de Pensiones para la Vejez y de Ahorros de Cataluña y Baleares, founded ...
CatalunyaCaixa (Catalan pronunciation: [kətəˌluɲəˈkaʃə]) was the trading name of Catalunya Banc S.A., [2] a Catalan bank with headquarters in Barcelona and owned by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), and absorbed by it in 2016.
Located in Paseo del Prado in a former power station, it is owned by the not-for-profit banking foundation "la Caixa". The art center opened its doors in 2008 and it hosts temporary art exhibitions and cultural events. The cultural center was designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and built by Ferrovial between 2001 and 2007. [1]
Caixa Geral de Depósitos' headquarters in Lisbon. A Caixa Geral de Depósitos building in Porto. 1876 — Caixa Geral de Depósitos was founded under the aegis of the Junta de Crédito Público. 1880 — Caixa Económica Portuguesa was founded as a savings bank for Portugal's poorer classes. 1885 — The two Caixas merged.
It was created following the forced merger of the two major savings banks in the region, Caixa Galicia and Caixanova. This new caixa for Galicia became the fourth-largest in Spain with consolidated assets valued at €78.1 billion, [1] and fourth-largest in terms of savings accounts, with €108.4 billion - 6% of Spanish savings banks. [2]