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The Banco de Portugal (English: Bank of Portugal) is the Portuguese member of the Eurosystem and has been the monetary authority for Portugal from 1846 to 1998, issuing the Portuguese escudo. Since 2014, it has also been Portugal's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision. [3] The bank was founded by royal charter in ...
The European Payments Initiative (EPI), previously known as the Pan-European Payments System Initiative (PEPSI), [1] is a unified digital payment service backed by 16 European banks and payment service providers. Its aim is to allow European consumers and merchants to make next-generation payments for all types of person-to-person transfers and ...
BNP Paribas Fortis. BNP Paribas Fortis is an international bank based in Belgium and a subsidiary of French banking group BNP Paribas. The bank was created in May 2009 after BNP Paribas acquired 75% of the Belgian Fortis Bank from the Federal Participation and Investment Company. It was formerly, together with Fortis Bank Nederland, the banking ...
The National Bank of Belgium (NBB; Dutch: Nationale Bank van België, French: Banque nationale de Belgique, German: Belgische Nationalbank) is the Belgian member of the Eurosystem. It was established by a law of 5 May 1850 and has been the monetary authority for Belgium from then until 1998, issuing the Belgian franc (albeit with interruption ...
2008–2009 Belgian financial crisis. The 2008–2009 Belgian financial crisis is a major financial crisis that hit Belgium from mid-2008 onwards. Two of the country's largest banks – Fortis and Dexia – started to face severe problems, exacerbated by the financial problems hitting other banks around the world. The value of their stocks plunged.
Banking in Belgium. Banking in Belgium, as of 11 October 2008, exhibits an average leverage ratio (assets/net worth) of 33 to 1, while the short-term liabilities of the banks are equivalent to 285% of the Belgian GDP or 367% of its national debt.
Bank Brussels Lambert. Banque Belge pour l'Étranger. Banque Nagelmackers. Belfius. Beobank. BNP Paribas Fortis.
Novobanco, Novo Banco, SA, is a major Portuguese financial bank headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. Following the entry into force of European Banking Supervision in late 2014, Novo has been designated as a Significant Institution and is supervised by the European Central Bank. [2][3] Novo was established on 4 August 2014, as a result of a ...