National Bank of Belgium
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The National Bank of Belgium is the Belgian member of the Eurosystem. It was established by a law of 5 May 1850 and has been the monetary authority for Belgium from then until 1998, issuing the Belgian franc.
Walthère Frère-Orban (1812–1896), architect of the creation of the National Bank
The Hötel du Gouverneur, former main office of the National Bank erected in the 1860s
Main façade on Boulevard de Berlaimont
ASLK / CGER
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The Algemene Spaar- en Lijfrentekas / Caisse générale d'épargne et de retraite was a major Belgian public bank, originally created in 1850 as a pension institution. It was acquired in stages between 1993 and 1998 by Fortis Group. In 1999 Fortis merged it with Générale de Banque and other operations to form Fortis Bank, which in turn was integrated from 2009 into BNP Paribas.
Henri de Brouckère (1801–1891), the CGER's founding chairman
The CGER on place de Brouckère partly visible on the far right, next to the Café Métropole (right), ca. 1870s