Cotonou - Société Dahoméenne de Banque
| city | Cotonou |
| RESOLUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 30.10.1963 |
| OPENING | 1963 |
| CLOSING | 1975 |
| description | The commercial bank, Société Dahoméenne de Banque, was a joint stock company incorporated in Dahomey. It had a capital of 125 million CFA francs and was set up on 1 April 1962 to take over the Dahomey branch of Crédit Lyonnais, which still holds 29 per cent of the equity. The other shareholders were the Republic of Dahomey (31 per cent), the Banque Dahoméenne de Development (20 per cent), the Banca Commerciale Italiana (10 per cent) and Deutsche Bank (10 per cent). The Crédit Lyonnais allowed major slices of the equity to passed into the hands of domestic and foreign shareholders. This bank was the largest of the commercial banks in Dahomey. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | ASI-BCI, VCA; October 30, 1963; vol. 42, pp. 255-256 |
| other banks in the same country | Dakar - Union Sénegalaise de Banque Libreville - Union Gabonaise de Banque Abidjan - Société Ivoirienne de Banque Brazzaville - Banque Commerciale Congolaise Kinshasa - Société Financière de Développement (SOFIDE) N'Djaména - Banque Tchadienne de Crédit et de Dépôts Lomé - Union Togolaise de Banque Yaoundé - Société Camérounaise de Banque |
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