Institution

Bank of Indochina

1875 · 19th century · Also known as Banque de l'Indochine

The Bank of Indochina was a private French bank founded in Paris in 1875 that held the privilege of issuing the currency of French Indochina, the piastre. It financed trade, plantations, mines and public works across Indochina and expanded into China and the Pacific, becoming one of the most powerful colonial banks. It merged with the Banque de Suez in 1975 to form Indosuez.

Bank of Indochina
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bank of Indochina. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bank-of-indochina
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“Bank of Indochina.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bank-of-indochina. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Bank of Indochina.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bank-of-indochina.
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