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The merged bank was renamed "Banque Canadienne Nationale" (BCN) (English, "Canadian National Bank"). In 1968, BCN, in conjunction with a number of other banks, launched Chargex, the first credit card to be issued by a Canadian bank. During the 1970s, Quebec-based rival Provincial Bank of Canada expanded rapidly through a number of acquisitions.
Like the other Canadian chartered banks, BCN issued its own paper currency until the Bank of Canada Act of 1934 created the Bank of Canada and it relinquished this right. In 1968, Banque Canadienne Nationale was one of the four original banks to form CHARGEX Ltd. through a licence from BankAmericard , providing Canada with its first interbank ...
The first branch of the bank opened on January 2nd 1883 in Neuchâtel, followed the same year by a second branch in La Chaux-de-Fonds. [4] A savings service is created in 1894. [4] Starting from the beginning of the 20th century, the Swiss National Bank received the monopoly to issue banknotes, cutting that way part of the BCN's capital. [4]
BCN Competicion, a Spanish Formula 3000/GP2 Series motorsport team bought by Ocean Racing Technology in 2008; Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland, public radio service of Newfoundland prior to absorption into the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1949
The Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival or simply BCN Film Fest is a film festival held annually in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It takes place around April. The first festival edition took off on 21 April 2017 at Barcelona's Cines Verdi . [1] The first two editions were directed by José María Aresté . [2]
BCN MES is a monthly cultural newspaper in and about Barcelona. The articles, reviews, recommendations, and event listings are written by an international staff of contributors in English, Castellano (Spanish), and Catalan. Content is written in original version depending on the preferred language of the contributor.
.bcn is a generic top-level domain for the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. [1]According to the Barcelona City Council, the .bcn domain is intended to maintain a relationship of "cooperation and sum of efforts" with the .cat domain, even though the proposal has already received the criticisms of the Generalitat de Catalunya [2] [3] and of several personalities from the cultural and ...
Banco Central de Nicaragua; Headquarters: Managua, Nicaragua: Established: 16 September 1960 (legal) 1 January 1961 (commenced operations) Ownership: 100% state ownership [1] President: Leonardo Ovidio Reyes Ramírez: Central bank of: Nicaragua: Currency: Nicaraguan córdoba NIO Reserves: 2 350 million USD [1] Website: www.bcn.gob.ni