Creation by Decree
- When
- 10 March 1848
- Where
- Paris
The French Provisional Government created the Comptoir national d'escompte de Paris by decree on 10 March 1848, following the 7 March publication of a decree establishing comptoirs d'escompte.
Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès, appointed Minister of Finance on 7 March 1848, published a decree that evening creating the first comptoirs d'escompte for credit notes in Paris and other commercial centers. The Comptoir national d'escompte de Paris itself was created by decree on 10 March 1848 by the French Provisional Government, in response to the disruption caused to the prior French credit system by the February revolution.
Sources
- Comptoir national d'escompte de Paris Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-27
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