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May 2004 




Creation of Calyon, the new brand and corporate name of the Crédit Agricole group's financing and investment banking business, through the partial transfer of assets from Crédit Lyonnais to Crédit Agricole Indosuez
May 2003 




Successful combined friendly takeover bid for Crédit Lyonnais by Crédit Agricole.
December 2001 




CNCA changes its name to Credit Agricole S.A. ... and goes public.
1999 




Privatisation of Crédit Lyonnais
1997 




CNCA consolidates within Crédit Agricole Indosuez its pre-existing International and Capital Markets Activities and its Large Clients' coverage.
1996 




Acquisition of Banque Indosuez by Credit Agricole to create its wholesale International banking arm.
1988 




CNCA becomes a public limited company, held by Regional Banks and employees ("Mutualisation").
1975 




Merger of Banque de Suez and Banque de l'Indochine to form Banque Indosuez.
1959 

Creation of Banque de Suez, following nationalisation of the Suez Canal.
1945 




Nationalisation of Crédit Lyonnais
1920 




Set up of Office National du Crédit Agricole, renamed Caisse Nationale de Crédit Agricole (CNCA) in 1926.
1894 




Creation of Crédit Agricole's Local Banks, then of Regional Banks (Caisses Régionales) for loans to farmers throughout France.
1875 





Banque de l'Indochine is established as the issuing bank for the French territories in Asia.
1863 




Creation of Crédit Lyonnais

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