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Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena

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Places to see in ( Siena - Italy ) Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena

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World's oldest bank Monte di Paschi di Siena seeks €5bn lifeline

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Monte dei Paschi, tech companies | FirstFT

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World's oldest bank Monte dei Paschi looks to go private amid debt woes

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Business Incorporated: Eye On Monte Dei Paschi

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A., known as BMPS or just MPS, is an Italian bank. Tracing its history to a mount of piety founded in 1472 and founded in its present form in 1624, it is the world's oldest or second oldest bank, depending on the definition, and the fourth largest Italian commercial and retail bank.
  • History 

  • Expansion (2000–2006) 

  • Antonveneta acquisition (2006–2008) 

  • Global financial crisis (2008–2012) 

  • Hidden losses and Bank of Italy bailout (2013) 

  • 2014–present 

  • Cultural and economic-development 

  • Major shareholders