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Crédit Foncier D'Extrême-Orient
The ''Crédit Foncier d'Extrême-Orient'' (CFEO, ) was a colonial bank headquartered in Brussels, known from its foundation in 1907 to 1910 as the ''Société Franco-belge de Tien-Tsin'' (). Its activity was mainly in China and around the Strait of Malacca. It was liquidated in 1959. Overview The was created on , by a group of Belgian and French banks including the Banque d'Outremer and its China-focused affiliate the Compagnie Internationale d'Orient, the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas, and the Banque de l'Indochine among others, with the initial aim of developing a large plot of land in the Foreign concessions in Tianjin, French concession in Tianjin. Its board was initially chaired by Albert Thys, chairman of the Banque d'Outremer. Headquartered in Thys's offices at 13, rue Bréderode in Brussels, it initially opened branches in Tianjin and Shanghai. In 1910, it changed its name to Crédit Foncier d'Extrême-Orient. It further opened agencies in Hankou and Hong Kong in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Theresienne 11
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalities, 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Wallonia, Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
