Landesbank

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Westdeutsche Landesbank was a prominent exemplar of the German Landesbanken before collapsing in 2007-2012

In German-speaking jurisdictions, Landesbank (plural Script error: No such module "Lang".), Template:Lit, refers to a category of public sector banks that are owned by one or more of the Länder (federated internally self-governing states). Institutions of this type exist in most German states, as well as Austria and Switzerland.

Austria-Hungary

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In the Austro-Hungarian Empire under the rule of the Habsburg monarchy, Script error: No such module "Lang". were government-sponsored banks established in some of the kingdoms and lands of the crown:[1]

By contrast, Vienna's Länderbank (est. 1880) and its short-lived affiliate the Script error: No such module "Lang". (1881-1887) were private-sector initiatives. The name Landesbank also survives in regional entities of the cooperative Raiffeisen Group in Austria and, similarly, the Raiffeisen Landesbank Südtirol – Cassa Centrale Raiffeisen dell'Alto Adige in the Italian region of South Tyrol.

Germany

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Map of coverage of Landesbanks as of 2022

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The current Script error: No such module "Lang". are part of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, one of the three pillars of Germany's banking system. Their business is predominantly wholesale banking, partly to serve local savings banks (Template:Langx). With a few exceptions, Landesbanken and Sparkassen are chartered by national and state banking laws to pursue a public purpose (Template:Langx).[3] As of late 2022, they are:

Four other German institutions are named Script error: No such module "Lang". without playing the role of the above five within the public sector:

Liechtenstein

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See also

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References

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External links

  • http://www.faz.net (Bilanzsummen minus 1.809.100.000.000 Euro) (Stand September 2010) (Schuldenbremse Grundgesetz)

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