New bank to begin operations in El Salvador

The Industrial Bank of El Salvador is completing the procedures at the Financial System Superintendence to formally become a bank.

Friday, September 19, 2008

According to the Superintendence, shareholders will hold 1% or more of the social capital of said company which is being created and includes: Banco Industrial S.A. (from Guatemala), Construagro S.A. (from El Salvador), y José Luis Zablah Touché (from El Salvador).

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