Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
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Name (Latin)
Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
Other forms of name
BROU (Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay)
Bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Coordinates
-56.208579 -56.208579 -34.905741 -34.905741 (gooearth )
Biographical or Historical Data
Created by law of Aug. 4, 1896
Sources of Information
- Museo de la Moneda (Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay). Museo de la Moneda, 1985?p. 6 (Banco Nacional is predecessor of Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay) p. 50 (ill. of an 1887 bank-note with name Banco Nacional de la República Oriental del Uruguay)
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Wikipedia description:
Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay (Spanish for 'Bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay') (also known as Banco República or BROU) is a state-owned commercial bank in Uruguay, founded in 1896 under the presidency of Juan Idiarte Borda. The most important Uruguayan bank with the largest number of customers, it plays a dominant role in lending and deposit in the Uruguayan market. It currently has 124 branches throughout the national territory and 2 abroad.
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