Bank of Romania
The Bank of Romania (Romanian: Banca României, French: Banque de Roumanie), from 1903 Bank of Roumania Ltd., was Romania's oldest bank and its largest financial institution in the late 19th century, created and controlled by the Ottoman Bank until its nationalization in 1948. == History == In 1856, the London-based Ottoman Bank opened a branch in the Danube port city of Galați, and in 1861 opened a second branch in Bucharest.