The Böhmische Industriebank (Czech: Česká průmyslová banka, lit. 'Czech Industrial Bank') was a Czech bank based in Prague, founded in 1898. By 1914, it was among the three largest banks in the Czech lands.[1] The bank came to an end in 1943 when it was merged with Živnostenská Banka.
 Böhmische Industriebank head office in Prague, photographed before demolition in 1936 | |
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Defunct | 1943 |
| Fate | Forcible merged |
| Successor | Živnostenská Banka |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Banking services |
Overview
editThe bank's creation in 1898 was supported by the Czech National Economic Society (Czech: Česká společnost národohospodářská), with the aim of providing better credit conditions for industrial development in the country. It took over several local banks in the early 1920s. In 1943, it was forcibly merged into Živnostenská Banka under orders from the German occupation authorities.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Robert Luft (2020). "Politiker und Banken: Zur Rolle des Finanzsektors für tschechische Parlamentarier in der späten Habsburgermonarchie". In Catherine Horel (ed.). Nations, cultures et sociétés d'Europe centrale aux XIXe et XXe siècles - Mélanges offerts à Bernard Michel. Paris: Éditions de la Sorbonne.
- ^ "Czech Industrial Bank in Prague". Czech National Bank.
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