Banque Commerciale pour l'Europe du Nord - Eurobank
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Banque Commerciale pour l’Europe du Nord (BCEN) or Banque Commerciale pour l'Europe du Nord - Eurobank (BCEN-Eurobank) was a Soviet-controlled bank in Paris.

In 2005 Russian Vneshtorgbank
Vneshtorgbank
Bank VTB , former Vneshtorgbank, is one of the leading universal banks of Russia and the largest in terms of authorized capital....

 became the major shareholder. Vneshtorgbank changed its name to VTB Bank and BCEN-EUROBANK name was changed to VTB Bank (France) SA.

History

The Soviet Union used the bank to manage Spain's gold reserves
Moscow gold
The term Moscow Gold , or alternatively, Gold of the Republic , refers to the operation by which 510 tonnes of gold, corresponding to 72.6% of the total gold reserves of the Bank of Spain, were transferred from their original location in Madrid to the Soviet Union a few months after the...

during the Spanish civil war.
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