BBVA Banco Francés

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company_name = BBVA Banco Francés
company_logo =| company_type = Public
company_slogan = adelante.
foundation = 1886, as "Banco Francés del Río de la Plata"
1996, as "BBV Banco Francés"
1999, as "BBVA Banco Francés"
location = flagicon|Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
key_people = Jorge Carlos Bledel, (CEO)
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industry = Finance and Insurance
products = Financial Services
parent =
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.bancofrances.com.ar/ www.bancofrances.com.ar]
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BBVA Banco Francés (nyse|BFR) is a financial institution in Argentina.

History

Founded on October 14, 1886 in Buenos Aires as Banco Francés del Río de la Plata ( _en. French Bank of the River of Silver), it is the oldest private Bank in Argentina. In December 1996, Spain's "Banco Bilbao Vizcaya" (now Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria) acquired the 99.9% of the social shares of "Otar S.R.L." which was a major shareholder of "Sud América Inversiones S.A.", holder of the 30.04% of the capital of Banco Francés, hence the BBVA in its name.

External links

*es icon http://www.bancofrances.com.ar/ Official site
*es icon http://www.bbva.es BBVA official site