Αρχείο Τράπεζας Ανατολής

  • Orient Bank Archive
  • Archeio Trapezas Anatolis
Identifier
BAN001
Language of Description
English
Dates
1905 - 1913
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

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Biographical History

The Orient Bank was established in 1904. Its establishment was signed by representatives from the National Bank of Greece and the Nationalbank für Deutschland.

In 1905 the Bank had branches in Athens, Cairo, Alexandria, Smyrna, Thessaloniki, Mytilene, Hamburg and Istanbul. After the economic crisis of 1911 the Bank's activities in Thessaloniki declined.

Scope and Content

Files on financial matters of the Thessaloniki and Monastirion Branches: clearances, current accounts, customer files and correspondence.

The Βank had some prominent jewish families of Thessaloniki as clients.

Archivist Note

Description created by Maria Pantazi (22/10/2023)

Sources

  • Ε. Α. Χεκίμογλου & Αικ. Καριζώνη (1994). «Δραστηριότητες της Τράπεζας Ανατολής στο Μοναστήρι, στα Σκόπια και στις Σέρρες, 1905-1911»["Activities of the Orient Bank in Monastirion, Skopje and Serres, 1905-1911]. Στο * Μακεδονικά 29(1) *, 87-119.

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