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Crédit Foncier D'Algérie Et De Tunisie
The ''Crédit Foncier d'Algérie et de Tunisie'' (, , abbr. CFAT) was a French colonial bank. It was originally founded in 1880 as the ''Crédit Foncier et Agricole d'Algérie'' (CFAA, ), an Algerian affiliate of Crédit Foncier de France, and took its name CFAT in 1909 following expansion to Tunisia. In 1963, following Algerian independence, it renamed itself as ''Société Centrale de Banque'' (SCDB). It was acquired by Société Générale in 1971 and eventually absorbed by it in 1997. Its former overseas operations have become part of in Algeria, Amen Bank in Tunisia, Société Générale in Morocco, and Fransabank in Lebanon. Colonial era Paris-based Crédit Foncier de France was allowed in 1860 to expand its agricultural mortgage operations into French Algeria, but did not follow suit aggressively because of the already established Société Générale Algérienne (SCA), chaired by the Crédit Foncier's Governor Louis Frémy. In 1880, following the SCA's collapse and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Cambon43
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
