 banco nacional ultramarino (; ; ) was a portuguese bank with operations throughout the world, especially in portugal's former overseas provinces. it ceased existence as an independent legal entity in portugal following its merger with caixa geral de depÃ³sitos, the government-owned savings bank, in 2001. the bank continues operations today under the banco nacional ultramarino brand in macau, a chinese special administrative region and former portuguese colony, where it is also licensed to issue macanese pataca banknotes. ==timeline== thumb|bnu logo  thumb|bnu macau  banco nacional ultramarino (bnu) was established in lisbon, portugal, in 1864 as a bank of issue for portuguese overseas territories. the next year it opened branches in luanda, angola and praia, cabo verde. three years after that, in 1868, bnu opened branches in sÃ£o tomÃ© and prÃ­ncipe, goa, and mozambique. in 1901 bnu lost its banking monopoly, but retained its monopoly note-issuing monopoly in the countries in which bnu operated. the next year, bnu opened branches in macau and in bolama, portuguese guinea (present-day guinea-bissau). just before world war 1, in 1912, bnu opened branches opened in dili, east timor (present-day timor leste, and in brazil. *1919 - bnu established a representative office in stanleyville and a branch in paris. *1920 - bnu established a representative office in bombay. *1926 - bnu lost its note-issuing monopoly in angola with creation of banco de angola. bnu transferred its branch in stanleyville to banco de angola.mambu ma khenzu, e. 2006. a modern history of monetary and financial systems of congo, 1885-1995. (lewiston, new york: edwin mellen), p. 132. *1929 - bnu established anglo-portuguese colonial and overseas bank, its subsidiary in london, and converted its branch in pa
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