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The regional banking system in Madeira during the 19th and 20th centuries: a brief characterisation

2015; University of Coimbra; Issue: 46 Linguagem: Inglês

10.14195/0870-4147_46_19

2183-3796

Duarte Manuel Freitas,

Family Business Performance and Succession

EnglishThe present article seeks to briefly characterise the regional banking sector of the Madeira Islands, throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, by emphasizing how different types of institutions were created and evolved. The events that led to their terminus will also be highlighted, by examining the foreclosures, mergers or consolidation processes with other regional or national institutions. The behaviour of the Funchal square in periods of crisis will also be examined, specifically as it impacted the banking situation in the early 1930s. portuguesPretende-se, com o presente artigo, caracterizar sumariamente a banca regional madeirense, ao longo dos seculos XIX e XX, salientando a criacao e desenvolvimento de estabelecimentos de diferentes tipologias, bem como as vicissitudes que levaram ao seu terminus, a partir de encerramentos, incorporacoes ou fusoes com outros organismos regionais ou de âmbito nacional. Sera ainda abordado o comportamento da praca funchalense em tempos de crise, com destaque para a situacao bancaria dos inicios da decada de 30 do seculo XX.