Geniki Bank, previously known as General Bank of Greece ( - ''General Bank of Greece''), was a Greek financier group that provided banking and financing services. It operated from 1963 until it was acquired by
Piraeus Bank
Piraeus Bank () is a Greece, Greek multinational financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. Piraeus Bank's shares have been listed on the Athens Exchange, Athens Stock Exchange (Athens Exchange, ATHEX) since January 1918. ...
in 2014.
History
The bank was founded in 1937 as the ''General Bank of Greece''.
The bank had been listed on the
Athens Stock Exchange
The Athens Stock Exchange (ASE or ATHEX; , ''Chrimatistírio Athinón'') is the stock exchange of Greece, based in the capital city of Athens. It was founded in 1876. There are currently five markets operating in ATHEX: regulated securities mark ...
since 26 January 1963. At that time the main shareholder of General Bank of Greece was the Participial Fund of Army.
In March 2004 the majority of shares was acquired by
Société Générale
Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English-speaking countries as SocGen (), is a French multinational universal bank and financial services company founded in 1864. It is registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby i ...
Group and the name was changed from ''General Bank of Greece'' to Geniki Bank.
In December 2012 all of Société Générale's shares were sold to
Piraeus Bank
Piraeus Bank () is a Greece, Greek multinational financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. Piraeus Bank's shares have been listed on the Athens Exchange, Athens Stock Exchange (Athens Exchange, ATHEX) since January 1918. ...
.
See also
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List of banks in Greece
This is a list of all the banks incorporated in Greece and some defunct banks.
Extant banks
Central bank
*Bank of Greece
Systemic Greek banks
Greek banks with a significant presence domestically and overseas with large assets under mana ...
References
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Defunct banks of Greece
1937 establishments in Greece
Société Générale
Former Greek subsidiaries of foreign companies
Greek companies established in 1937
Banks established in 1937
Companies based in Athens