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Banque d'Outremer

Former Belgian investment company

The Banque d'Outremer (lit. 'Bank of Overseas'), initially known as the Compagnie Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (CICI, lit. 'International Company for Trade and Industry') was a Belgian financial institution, established in 1899 in the context of the exploitation of the Congo Free State, and eventually merged into the Société Générale de Belgique in 1928.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1899Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersBrussels1

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Photo: Boubloub, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Banque d'Outremer (lit. 'Bank of Overseas'), initially known as the Compagnie Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (CICI, lit. 'International Company for Trade and Industry') was a Belgian financial institution, established in 1899 in the context of the exploitation of the Congo Free State, and eventually merged into the Société Générale de Belgique in 1928. Despite being named as a bank, the Banque d'Outremer acted mostly as an investment company that invested into projects in Congo but also Canada, China, the Dutch East Indies, and Russia.2

Timeline

  1. 1928Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1899Founded Founded1

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