Saving and credit institute in Hradec Králové

This work cal led The Credi t Saving Insti tute in Hradec Králové (in years 1868-1914) discuss the oldest Czech national bank dur ing the period of the end of AustroHungarian monarchy. This bank was a prototype of the national Czech bank directing i ts business operations to the region of Eastern Bohemia. In this paper I wanted to focus on the problems of bank's management and business activities. The aim of this work is the analytical study of these key aspects of bank's development. The Credi t Saving Institute in Hradec Králové was formed in provincial center of Eastern Bohemia, Hradec Králové, and with this town the bank kept close connection. These close connections found expresions in the structure of the bank' s management, which maj ori ty was formed by industrialists from the surrounding of Hradec Králové, who at the same time were mostly active members of the municipality. In the Eastern Bohemian region took place the majority of the banking business. The bank's important role in the local economy of the Eastern Bohemia was based on the close support by local national Czech industrial businessmen. This orientation on sugar industry had changed at the beginning of the 20th century, when the bank after some financial loses connected wi th this industry, changed i ts business strategy and pointed its..