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Newsletter n°8, Winter 2010

 

 

Global survey on Impact of the financial crisis on the Public Finance specialized banks and their regional and local partners. You find the survey here. 

 

Click here to read the Press Release.

 

ICLC's Conference and General Assembly took place in Brussels, 14 - 16 October.

The Conference tackled the impact of the financial and economic crisis on banks specialised in public financing and their local partners.

 

 


 

 



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Newsletter n°8, Winter 2010

 

 

Survey shows that the autumn financial crisis did not lead to a credit crunch for Local Authorities.

Click here to read press release.

 

The International Centre for Local Credit present itself here.

 

Looking at the Urban century and gives a snapshot on the local status of a global crisis.

 



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Caixa Geral de Depositos


Caixa Geral de Depositos (CGD) has been at the forefront of Portuguese economic and social development over the past 132 years. It has been a benchmark operator in the Portuguese banking sector in terms of its support to households, companies and domestic institutions, since it was founded on 10 April 1876.


CGD’s principal development objectives include:

  • Commitment to permanent innovation and on-going improvements to its retail banking services - its principal business area;
  • Opening new contact channels with customers and facilitating their access to the bank’s services;
  • Gearing and expanding its operations to business areas with higher growth and profitability potential;
  • Promoting its customers’ and employees’ use of new technologies, improving the quality of service and reducing operating costs;
  • Forming partnerships with other leading companies in their sectors, for creating such advanced new economy services as e-banking, e-commerce, specialised portals and interactive television.

 

International Expansion Vectors
CGD Group has distinguished itself in the Portuguese financial market through its impressive geographic diversification, having adopted a prudent policy of internationalisation, based on clearly defined profitability criteria.

 

Solid Financial Position
The solidity and stability of its financial status is CGD’s most characteristic corporate feature, demonstrating its recognised capacity to increase volume of business and results, even in stages in which the domestic economy has fared less successfully.

 

Global Guidelines
CGD has been at the forefront of Portuguese economic and social development.Innovation
On-going investments in innovation and the application of new technologies to facilitate access to banking services via channels other than traditional branch offices enable CGD to improve its personal customer care capacity.

 

An Integrated Approach to Banking
Although operating as a universal bank, CGD is also fully involved in specialised financial services, providing customers with a full service international group.

 

Caixa Geral de Depositos  (http://www.cgd.pt/english/Pages/English.aspx)

Financial information, in English

 
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