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Year published: 2015

With Wisdom and Vision. Alpha Bank, 19th-21st Century

The publication With Wisdom and Vision. Alpha Bank, 19th-21st Century presents the history of Alpha Bank from the 19th century until today. It includes rare photographic material from the Alpha Bank Historical Archives.

Publication details
  • Edited by: Kostas Kostis
  • Language: Greek, English
  • Year published: 2017

Contents of the publication

The publication With Wisdom and Vision. Alpha Bank, 19th-21st Century is divided into 7 sections, presenting 7 periods in the history of Alpha Bank and the banks that joined courses with it:

  1. The establishment of the Bank of Kalamata by J.F. Costopoulos (1856-1918).
  2. The activities of the Bank of Kalamon (1918-1924).
  3. The Banque de Crédit Commercial Hellénique (1924-1947), headquartered in Athens.
  4. The Commercial Credit Bank (1948-1972) and its post-war activity on a national scale.
  5. The history of Credit Bank (1973-1992).
  6. The short-lived Alpha Credit Bank (1993-1999).
  7. The final transformation into Alpha Bank (2000-2015).

The publication also includes rich and never-before-published photographic material from the Alpha Bank Historical Archives and other organisations, banks and institutions. Moreover, it presents the persons who played a leading role in the Bank’s growth.

Scientific editor: Kostas Kostis
Place and time: Athens, 2017
Dimensions: 29,5 x 25 cm
Pages: 264
Cover type: Paperback and hardcover
ISBN: 978-618-5072-32-2