Russian Bank for Foreign Trade
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| Company type | joint-stock company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking, Financial services |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Defunct | 1917 |
| Headquarters | Russian Empire, Saint Petersburg, at 32 Bolshaya Morskaya St. |
Number of locations | 111 branches |
Key people | L. F. Davidov, W.I. Timiriazew, Karol Jaroszyński |
| Total equity | 60.000.000 ROU (1917) |
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The Russian Bank for Foreign Trade (Russian: Русский для внешней торговли банк) was one of a group of banks in Saint Petersburg that played an important part in Russian international trade in the second half of the nineteenth century and up to the Russian Revolution in 1917.[1] The bank was Russia's fourth-largest private-sector bank by total assets at the start of the 20th century,[2]: 43 and was still one of the largest in Russia prior to the revolution.[3] The bank was nationalised by a decree of 14 December 1917 leading to a legal battle in France over its deposits in that country.[4]
