Banco Nacional Ultramarino
Banco Nacional Ultramarino (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɐ̃ku nɐsiuˈnal ultɾɐmɐˈɾinu], BNU; Chinese: 大西洋銀行; English: National Overseas Bank) is a Macau banking and financial services corporation. It was historically a Portuguese bank with operations throughout the world, especially in Portugal's former overseas provinces. It ceased existence as an independent legal entity in Portugal following its merger in 2001 with Caixa Geral de Depósitos, the government-owned savings bank.
Current logo, adopted in 1994 | |
Former BNU head office in downtown Lisbon, now Museu do Design e da Moda | |
| Company type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
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| Industry | Banking |
| Founded | 1864 in Lisbon, Portugal |
| Headquarters | Macau |
Area served | Macau |
| Products | Financial services |
| Services | Personal banking, credit cards, banknotes |
Number of employees | 450 (2017) |
| Parent | Caixa Geral de Depósitos (2001) |
| Website | www.bnu.com.mo |
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| Traditional Chinese | 大西洋銀行 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大西洋银行 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Atlantic Ocean Bank | ||||||||||
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The bank continues operations today under the Banco Nacional Ultramarino brand in Macau, a Chinese special administrative region and former Portuguese colony, where it is also licensed to issue Macanese pataca banknotes.
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