List of banks in the Czech Republic

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This is a list of banks in the Czech Republic as of October 2018. The official list is maintained and updated by the Czech National Bank. [1]

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Central banks

Commercial and Savings banks

Branches of foreign banks

Defunct banks

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Czech National Bank</span> Central bank of the Czech Republic

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Československá obchodní banka</span>

Československá obchodní banka, a.s. (ČSOB) is one of the largest commercial banks operating in the Czech Republic. It is a universal bank that offers a full range of banking services to individuals and companies. It operates 280 ČSOB branded branches, and 3,300 Česká pošta branches under the brand name Poštovní spořitelna.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Bank of Czechoslovakia</span> Central bank of Czechoslovakia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Böhmische Industriebank</span> Former bank in Prague

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