Will Belgium clear the final hurdle? Belgium’s leap of faith
Over the past nine months Belgian bankers have been hounded by the idea of a Belgian super-bank. Those who are tired of constant speculation know exactly who to blame.
Last August Daniel Cardon de Lichtbuer, chief executive of Banque Bruxelles Lambert (BBL), advertised his search for a partner capable of lifting BBL out of the regional Benelux market and into the international banking league. “I would like to leave the bank at the end of 1996 having set in motion an alliance with one of the world’s banking giants,” he said.
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