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Société Congolaise de Banque

Former Congolese bank

The Société Congolaise de Banque (also known as Socobanque), known from 1970 successively as Banque du Peuple (lit. 'Bank of the People'), Banque Zaïroise du Commerce Extérieur (lit. 'Zaire Bank for Foreign Trade'), and eventually Banque Congolaise du Commerce Extérieur (lit. 'Congolese Bank for Foreign Trade'), was a bank based in Léopoldville, then Kinshasa, Congo, from 1947 to 2002.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1947Founded1

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The Société Congolaise de Banque (also known as Socobanque), known from 1970 successively as Banque du Peuple (lit. 'Bank of the People'), Banque Zaïroise du Commerce Extérieur (lit. 'Zaire Bank for Foreign Trade'), and eventually Banque Congolaise du Commerce Extérieur (lit. 'Congolese Bank for Foreign Trade'), was a bank based in Léopoldville, then Kinshasa, Congo, from 1947 to 2002.2

Timeline

  1. 2002Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1947Founded Founded1

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