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380:. In 1950, the New York subsidiary of the London-based Banque Belge pour l'Etranger (Overseas) was converted into a subsidiary, as a precautionary measure against a scenario of Soviet invasion of Europe, and renamed as the Belgian American Banking Corporation, which in 1968 would be merged with U.S. affiliates of other European banks to form the European-American Banking Corporation, and in 2001 was eventually acquired by
536:
355:(BBIE, also known as Belginter). The Paris branch then became a French bank, the one in London became a British bank in 1934, and the Chinese branches became a Chinese bank in 1935. Following new Belgian banking legislation in 1935, the holding company in Belgium was liquidated and the individual banking subsidiaries, as well as stakes in industrial companies, were taken over directly by the
19:
368:, which became its only operation in China during the 1950s as the operations in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai were nationalized by the new Communist government. The BBE further developed its activity in Hong Kong, which at some point was the third-largest foreign branch network in the colony behind
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Much of that expansion was reversed from 1929 and 1935, as the economic context became less favorable. The branches in
Romania and Turkey were sold, and the others were transformed into subsidiaries. In 1929, the Egyptian branches became the
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Present Day
Impressions of the Far East and Prominent and Progressive Chinese at Home and Abroad: The History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources of China, Hongkong, Indo-China, Malaya and Netherlands
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Building at Rue des
Colonies / Koloniënstraat 66 in Brussels, head office of Banque Belge pour l'Étranger in the interwar period. It was initially erected in 1909 as
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in 1914. In 1913, the bank's London subsidiary substantially developed its footprint by merging with the Anglo-Foreign
Banking Company Ltd (est. 1872). The
435:, and started using the ICBC logo. On October 10, 2005, the merger was completed successfully with all branches of Belgian Bank renamed as ICBC (Asia).
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The Banque Sino-Belge was created in 1902, as
Belgium, like other foreign powers with presence in China, was entitled to payments from the
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642:"Inventaire des archives de la B.B.E. (Banque belge pour l'Étranger) puis Compagnie belge pour l'Étranger et de ses filiales 1902-1977"
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49:(BRFPD), and used by the Société Générale de Belgique (SGB) and the BBE following the BRFPD's acquisition by the SGB affiliate the
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723:"Inventory of the Archives of the BBE (Banque Belge pour l'Etranger – Belgian Bank for Overseas) and the Companies in its Group"
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Societe
Generale’s Historical Archives and economic stability in South-Eastern Europe: presentation and new research prospects
400:, while keeping private banking under the Banque Belge Ltd brand. In 1960, the BBIE in Egypt was nationalized and renamed the
412:
281:, the bank was managed from its London office. It also opened a branch in the Netherlands, which had remained neutral, in
384:. The London-based BBE (Overseas) was renamed Banque Belge Ltd. in 1957; in 1970, it absorbed the London branch of the
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entity, first established in 1935, became the hub of its Asian operations following in the 1950s. It was renamed the
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83:(SGB) in the first half of the 20th century. It was originally established by the SGB in 1902 in
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in
Austria, the latter's prewar affiliates in Czechoslovakia, Poland and Yugoslavia, and the
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Like other foreign banks in China during the late Qing Empire, the Banque Sino-Belge issued
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423:. The operations that were to be merged with ICBC (Asia) were again renamed "Belgian Bank" (
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and also one of the two banks in the region to provide equipment loans. In
September 2003,
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376:. In 1948, the Paris-based Banque Belge pour l'Etranger (France) was acquired by the
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321:(1924). It also invested in several companies and banks across Europe including the
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in 1929 following merger with the Wiener Bankverein's subsidiary
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Former Paris branch building of the BBE at 12, place de la Bourse
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Merger Ordinance
289:. After the war's end, its network expanded considerably to
186:(which would merge into the Banque Sino-Belge in 1905), the
681:"Banque Belge pour l'Etranger: The Premises in Shanghai"
732:. BNP Paribas Fortis Historical Centre & ABAE-VVBA.
130:) in 2000, and in 2005 was eventually acquired by the
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39:, then repurposed in 1913 as Brussels branch of the
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Banque de Reports, de Fonds Publics & de Dépôts
744:"L'internationalisation du système bancaire belge"
594:"Banque de Reports, de Fonds Publics et de Dépôts"
337:established in 1920 in Bulgaria, which became the
411:The BBE in Hong Kong has been the banker of the
204:Banque de Reports, de Fonds Publics et de Dépôts
270:, which the latter had not allowed until then.
225:who kept the position until his death in 1932.
721:René Brion; Jean-Louis Moreau (October 2008).
364:In 1935, the BBE opened another subsidiary in
93:("Sino-Belgian Bank"), at the request of King
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451:where it had established branch offices.
353:Banque Belge et Internationale en Egypte
228:The bank immediately opened a branch in
111:Générale de Banque belge pour l’Étranger
803:Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
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132:Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
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180:, its original investors included the
404:, and eventually absorbed in 1971 by
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495:10 Mexican Dollars, Shanghai (1908)
469:piastres payables en monnaie locale
419:announced that it would sell it to
463:5 Mexican Dollars Local Currency (
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339:Banque Franco-Belge et Balkanique
258:subsequently changed its name to
188:Compagnie Internationale d'Orient
134:through its Hong Kong subsidiary
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433:Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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1:
413:Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
74:Belgian Bank for Lands Abroad
823:Banks disestablished in 1998
378:Banque de l'Union Parisienne
261:Banque Belge pour l'Étranger
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81:Société Générale de Belgique
60:Banque Belge pour l'Étranger
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390:, another affiliate of the
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183:Société Générale Africaine
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707:, National Bank of Serbia
646:State Archives in Belgium
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28:on a design by architect
838:Defunct banks of Belgium
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592:Jo Braeken (2017).
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402:Banque de Port-Said
813:Banks of Hong Kong
730:BNP Paribas Fortis
522:Banque Italo-Belge
517:Russo-Chinese Bank
387:Banque Italo-Belge
374:Standard Chartered
324:Banco de Cartagena
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329:Wiener Bankverein
279:German occupation
255:Banque Sino-Belge
212:Ferdinand Baeyens
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421:ICBC (Asia)
406:Banque Misr
275:World War I
215: [
198:), and the
192:Albert Thys
136:ICBC (Asia)
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797:Categories
528:References
327:in Spain,
315:Manchester
250:Alexandria
223:Jean Jadot
100:The BBE's
619:AVAE-VVBA
439:Banknotes
366:Hong Kong
303:Bucharest
283:Rotterdam
244:in 1911,
240:in 1909,
236:in 1906,
114:in 1985,
108:in 1980,
102:Hong Kong
501:See also
382:Citibank
305:(1920),
295:New York
293:(1919),
230:Shanghai
85:Brussels
447:in the
425:Chinese
291:Cologne
273:During
242:Beijing
234:Tianjin
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200:Antwerp
142:History
124:Chinese
87:as the
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43:-based
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465:French
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307:Brăila
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