Galatz
Banks
Author: ARDELEANU KONSTANTIN
History of banks
List
Year |
Bank name |
Owners |
Capital |
Branches |
1856 |
Ottoman Bank |
Shareholders |
– |
The branch of Galaţi opened in 1856 |
1856 |
Prussian Bank |
Shareholders |
– |
The branch of Galaţi opened in 1856 |
1857 |
National Bank of Moldavia |
Shareholders |
– |
– |
1880 |
The National Bank |
The Romanian state, different shareholders |
12,000,000 lei (in 1908) |
The branch of Galaţi opened in 1881 |
1881 |
The Economy House |
The Romanian State |
– |
A branch at Galaţi |
1889, 1913 |
The Romanian Bank |
Shareholders |
– |
A branch at Galaţi |
1892, 1898 |
The Discount Bank |
Shareholders |
3,500,000 lei (in 1908) |
The branch of Galaţi was operational in 1908 |
1894 |
The Agricultural Bank |
Shareholders |
7,938,125 lei (in 1908) |
The branch of Galaţi was operational in 1908 |
1904 |
The Marmorosch, Blank & Co. Bank |
Isac Marmorosch, M. Blank, with capitals from Hungarian and German banks |
12,500,000 lei (in 1912) |
The branch of Galaţi was opened in 1913 |
1904 |
The Bank of Romanian Credit |
Th. Jeschek, Paul Chatinel, Austrian capital |
5,000,000 lei (in 1908) |
It merged with Dickin & Co in 1908 and operated the branch of Galaţi |
1904 |
Dickin & Co. |
Glücklich Dickin & Co, with Austrian capital |
2,000,000 lei (in 1908) |
The branch of Galaţi was operational in 1908 |
1907 |
The Romanian Commercial Bank |
Shareholders, European capital |
12,000,000 lei (in 1908) |
The branch of Galaţi opened in 1907 |
1913 |
The Bank of Commerce and Agriculture |
Shareholders |
500,000 |
– |
1914 |
The Commercial Bank |
Shareholders |
10,000,000 |
– |
References
Websites:
Archival sources:
Serviciul Judeţean Galaţi al Arhivelor Naţionale (The National Archives, Galaţi Branch), Primăria oraşului Galaţi (The Municipality of Galaţi), files starting with 1831.
Bibliography:
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Axenciuc, Victor, Evoluţia economică a României. Cercetări statistico–istorice, 1859–1947, vol. III, Monedă – Credit – Comerţ – Finanţe publice [Romania’s Economic Evolution. Statistical–Historical Researches, 1859–1947, vol. III, Currency – Credit – Trade – Public Finance] (Bucharest: Editura Academiei Române, 2000).
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Buşe, Constantin, Comerţul exterior prin Galaţi sub regimul de port franc (1837–1883) [The Foreign Trade through Galaţi under the Regime of Free Port (1837–1883)] (Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, 1976).
Casias, B., Instituţiunile de credit. Rolul şi importanţa lor. Imprumutul naţional [The Credit Institutions. Their Role and Importance. The National Loan] (Bucharest: Tip. Idealul, 1918).
Dragomirescu, Toma, Istoricul băncilor din România şi al tuturor instituţiunilor de credit şi societăţi de asigurări, urmat de o statistică generală [The History of Banks in Romania and of All Credits Institutions and Insurance Companies, Followed by a General Statistics] (Bucharest: Speranţa, Institut de Arte Grafice, 1908).
Pacu, Moise N., Cartea Judeţului Covurlui. Note geografice, istorice şi în deosebi statistice [The Book of Covurlui County. Geographical, Historical and Mainly Statistical Notes] (Bucharest: Stabilimentul Grafic I. V. Socecu, 1891).
Păltănea, Paul, Istoria oraşului Galaţi de la origini până la 1918 [The History of Galaţi from Its Beginnings to 1918], second edition, edited by Eugen Drăgoi (Galaţi: Editura Partener, 2008).
Prefectura Poliţiei Galaţi, Indicatorul oraşului Galaţi, cuprinzând adresele tuturor autorităţilor civile şi militare, ale caselor mari comerciale şi ale tuturor instituţiunilor etc. etc. [The Indicator of Galaţi City, Containing the Addresses of All Civil and Military Authorities, of the Large Commercial Houses and of All Institutions etc.] (Galaţi: s.e, s.a).
Slăvescu, V., Băncile comerciale mijlocii din România [The Middle Commercial Banks in Romania] (Bucharest: Atelierele Grafice Universala, 1915).
Statutele Băncei de comerţ şi agricultură, societate anonimă [The Statutes of the Bank of Trade and Agriculture] (Galaţi: Stabilimentul de Arte Grafice “Moldova”, 1912).
Statutele societăţii cooperative de credit economic etc. “Zimbrul” din Galaţi [The Statutes of the “Zimbrul” Cooperative Company of Economic Credit] (Galaţi: Tipografia “Buciumul Român”, 1902).
Tezaur documentar gălăţean [Tresure of Documents on Galaţi], edited by Cezar Bejan, Alexandru Duţă, Stelian Iordache, Viorica Solomon (Bucharest: Direcţia Generală a Arhivelor Statului, 1988).
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