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10 unusual facts about Royal Bank of Canada


Bank AL Habib

Bank maintains correspondent relations with the following international banks: American Express Bank, USA; Banco Di Roma, Italy; Commerzbank and Dresdner Bank, Germany; The Royal Bank of Canada, Canada; Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd., Hong Kong.

Bank of Central and South America

Despite its connections and experienced officers, the bank was not successful and in 1925 the Royal Bank of Canada purchased the South American operations.

Commodity market

George Gero, precious metals commodities expert at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Wealth Management section reported that he had not seen selling of gold bullion as panicked as this in his forty years in commodity markets.

Gerald Yetming

Between 1964 and 2000 he worked for the Royal Bank of Canada and later its successor company, the Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, retiring as Group Director - Regional Banking RBTT Financial Holdings Ltd.

Guyanese dollar

In 1909, the Royal Bank of Canada introduced 100 dollars notes, followed in 1913 by 5 and 20 dollars notes.

Harbour Town Golf Links

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) now sponsors the golf tournament after Verizon discontinued their sponsorship of the event following the 2010 tournament.

Royalton, Kentucky

Royalton was established as a company town some time around 1912 by the Dawkins Log & Mill Company, a Canadian based lumber company financed by the Royal Bank of Canada for which the town is named.

Sagicor Financial Corporation

In 2014, the Royal Bank of Canada decided to cut its losses in Jamaica and sold its Jamaican banking assets to Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd.

Sogebank

It was formed on November 8, 1985, when the Royal Bank of Canada sold its Haiti-based operations to a group of Haitian investors.

Vickers Viscount variants

:Production variant for the Royal Bank of Canada with Dart 510 engines and a VIP interior, one built.


Comparison of Canadian and American economies

Only Royal Bank of Canada's RBC Capital Markets division has a global scale that even approaches that of the U.S. investment banks.

Kleinburg

Main street has local shops and restaurants as well as national chains such as Subway, Starbucks, and Royal Bank.