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on foreign-exchange markets, tilting the balance in the merger talks in favor of Banque
Lambert. As a consequence, the latter was able to secure dominant influence in the merged entity in 1975, including the inclusion of the Lambert name in the merged entity's brand of
120:-born banker Joseph Oppenheim. Following the downturn of the mid-1870s, the fledgling bank encountered financial distress, and Errera had to liquidate and re-establish it in 1877 on a smaller scale. Its operations and investments grew rapidly in the late 19th century.
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Belgique à travers les siècles - Banque Bruxelles Lambert".
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