2017-06-23 - Paris, BNP Paribas, 14 rue Bergère (France) - European Association for Banking and Financial History EABH; …
The haute banque emerged as an elite or sub-category of private banks in France during the Restauration (1815 – 1830) and reached its climax in the 1850s and 1860s.
These institutions were well respected and dealt with major international businesses which also had business with the State....