Société Générale de Belgique
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Société Générale de Belgique was a major Belgian holding company and financial institution that played a central role in the country’s industrial and economic development from the 19th to the late 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgian company
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financial institution ⓘ holding company ⓘ |
| activity |
commercial banking
ⓘ
holding and managing industrial shareholdings ⓘ investment banking ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Belgian colonial economy in Congo ⓘ |
| controlledSector |
coal industry in Belgium
ⓘ
electricity sector in Belgium ⓘ non-ferrous metals industry in Belgium ⓘ railways in Belgium ⓘ steel industry in Belgium ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| dissolution | late 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | taken over by foreign investors in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William I of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceForm | universal bank and holding company ⓘ |
| hasPart |
banking operations
ⓘ
industrial shareholdings portfolio ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| importance |
central institution in Belgian capitalism
ⓘ
key pillar of the Belgian financial system ⓘ one of the most powerful financial groups in Belgium ⓘ |
| inception | 1822 ⓘ |
| industry |
banking
ⓘ
finance ⓘ holding activities ⓘ investment ⓘ |
| influenced |
Belgian economic policy
ⓘ
industrial structure of Belgium ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nativeName | Société Générale de Belgique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| originalName | Société Générale des Pays-Bas pour favoriser l’industrie nationale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | to promote economic development in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| owned |
stakes in Belgian heavy industry companies
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stakes in Belgian transport companies ⓘ stakes in Belgian utilities companies ⓘ stakes in colonial enterprises in the Congo ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Société Générale de Belgique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedIn | 1830s ⓘ |
| role |
central actor in Belgian industrialization
ⓘ
dominant holding company in the Belgian economy ⓘ major source of industrial finance in Belgium ⓘ |
| shareholderStructure | closely held by Belgian financial elites ⓘ |
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