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The bank's current activities cover a range of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">retail banking products and services such as personal, car,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">PC loan, and housing loans, savings and insurance plans, as</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">well as a diverse range of accounts, credit and debit cards</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">and automated teller machines. The company was founded in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">1921.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business><sdc:g_business1><sdc:value>Fransabank SAL, based in Beirut, Lebanon, provides banking services. The bank's current activities cover a range of retail banking products and services such as personal, car, PC loan, and housing loans, savings and insurance plans, as well as a diverse range of accounts, credit and debit cards and automated teller machines. 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Its</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">corporate products and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">services include domestic and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">export financing, risk</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">management, Eximbank loans,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">foreign credits, non-cash</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">loans, factoring and leasing.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">Retail banking services</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">consist of consumer loans,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">safe deposit boxes, as well as</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">private pension plans. Its</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">other offerings are treasury</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="19">bills and government bonds,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="20">Eurobonds, deposits,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="21">repurchase agreements, stock</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="22">trading and investment fund</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="23">services, and cash management</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="24">services such as payments,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="25">collections, electronic data</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="26">transfer. The company was</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="27">founded in 1986.</sdc:value></sdc:h_TEST><sdc:h_business><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Tekstilbankasi AS, located in Istanbul, Turkey, is a bank.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">The group provides corporate and retail commercial banking</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">services, international transactions, investment banking</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">operations and securities trading. 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The company provides</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">services in the areas of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">capital and money markets</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">dealing and private banking as</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">well as asset management,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">leasing and factoring,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">insurance products, telephone</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">banking and real estate</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">management. The company was</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">founded in 1990.</sdc:value></sdc:g_TEST><sdc:g_business><sdc:value sdc:p="0">EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA, located in Athens, Greece, is a</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">bank. The company provides services in the areas of capital</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">and money markets dealing and private banking as well as</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">asset management, leasing and factoring, insurance products,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">telephone banking and real estate management. The company</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">was founded in 1990.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business><sdc:g_business1><sdc:value>EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA, located in Athens, Greece, is a bank. The company provides services in the areas of capital and money markets dealing and private banking as well as asset management, leasing and factoring, insurance products, telephone banking and real estate management. The company was founded in 1990.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business1><sdc:h_SEQ><sdc:value sdc:p="0">1.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">2.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">3.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">4.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">5.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">6.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">7.00000</sdc:value></sdc:h_SEQ><sdc:h_TEST><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Tekstilbankasi AS, located in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Istanbul, Turkey, is a bank.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">The company provides domestic</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">financing, export financing,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">export-import loans among</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">others. The company was</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">founded in 1986.</sdc:value></sdc:h_TEST><sdc:h_business><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Tekstilbankasi AS, located in Istanbul, Turkey, is a bank.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">The company provides domestic financing, export financing,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">export-import loans among others. The company was founded in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">1986.</sdc:value></sdc:h_business><sdc:h_business1><sdc:value>Tekstilbankasi AS, located in Istanbul, Turkey, is a bank. The company provides domestic financing, export financing, export-import loans among others. 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