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Banque du Congo Belge

Former bank in Africa

The Banque du Congo Belge (BCB, Dutch: Bank van Belgisch Congo; lit. 'Bank of the Belgian Congo') was a Belgian colonial bank that mainly operated in the Belgian Congo from 1909 to 1960. Following Congolese independence, it kept operating as the Banque du Congo from 1960 to 1971, the Banque Commerciale Zaïroise from 1971 to 1997, and the Banque Commerciale Du Congo (BCDC) from 1997 to 2020, when it was acquired by Kenya-based Equity Group Holdings and became part of Equity Banque Commerciale du Congo.2 It is headquartered in Brussels.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1909Founded1
  • Industrycentral banking, financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding1
  • HeadquartersBrussels1

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Photo: The African World. Annual 1925/26. - The Belgian Congo in 1925. - p. 116, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Banque du Congo Belge (BCB, Dutch: Bank van Belgisch Congo; lit. 'Bank of the Belgian Congo') was a Belgian colonial bank that mainly operated in the Belgian Congo from 1909 to 1960. Following Congolese independence, it kept operating as the Banque du Congo from 1960 to 1971, the Banque Commerciale Zaïroise from 1971 to 1997, and the Banque Commerciale Du Congo (BCDC) from 1997 to 2020, when it was acquired by Kenya-based Equity Group Holdings and became part of Equity Banque Commerciale du Congo.2

Timeline

  1. 1909Founded Founded1

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