Banca per l'Africa Orientale

Banca per l’Africa Orientale (BAO) was an early attempt to establish modern banking in the Horn of Africa at a time when Eritrea and Italian Somaliland were Italian colonies.

History

During early WW1, the Italian government wanted the creation of a local bank in the Italian colonies of eastern Africa. It was the first tentative to create a modern banking system in all colonial Africa. In 1914 the central "Bank of Italy" started to operate in Asmara and promoted the creation of private banks -like the "BAO"- in the Italian colonies.

  • 1917 - Banca Italiana di Sconto promoted the formation of the Banca per l’Africa Orientale as a joint stock company in Rome with head office in Massawa and a branch in Mogadishu.
  • 1918 - BAO commenced operations.
  • 1923 - BAO was liquidated following problems at the bank and the failure of Banca Italiana di Sconto.

In late 1923 the Banca per l'Africa Orientale was officially closed[1].

Notes
  1. Arnaldo Mauri, Eritrea's early stages in monetary and banking development, Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Economia, Management e Metodi quantitativi, WP n. 28, 2003

Bibliography
  • Falchero, Maria. La Banca Italiana di Sconto, 1914-1921. Sette anni di guerra Franco Angeli. Milano, 1990 ISBN 88-204-3713-9
  • Mauri, Arnaldo (1998), "The First Monetary and Banking Experiences in Eritrea". African Review of Money, Finance and Banking, n. 1-2: pp. 67-84.

See also
  • Africa Orientale Italiana


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