Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État

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Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État

Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État headquarters on Place de Metz, Luxembourg City
Company type	State-owned enterprise
Industry	Banking
Founded	21 February 1856
Headquarters	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Area served	universal bank of Luxembourg
Key people	Françoise Thoma (CEO, President of the Executive Committee) and Camille Fohl (Chairman of the Board)
Operating income	€603.6 m (2019)[1]
Net income	€183.9 m (2019)[1]
Total assets	€48 063.2 m (2019)[1]
Number of employees	1,840 work units (2019)[1]
Website	spuerkeess.lu

The State Bank and Savings Bank (French: Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État), also known by its Luxembourgish name Spuerkeess (lit. 'Savings Bank'), is the leading national financial institution founded in 1856 and governed by the law of 24 March 1989. Spuerkeess is a commercial bank wholly owned by the government of Luxembourg.

Nowadays, it provides all the functions of a commercial bank, including retail banking and private banking. In terms of total assets Spuerkeess is the third-largest bank in Luxembourg and the largest bank with domestic capital.^[2]

BCEE has been designated as a Significant Institution since the entry into force of European Banking Supervision in late 2014, and as a consequence is directly supervised by the European Central Bank.^[3][4]

Spuerkees was founded by Grand Duke William III as "Caisse d'Épargne de l'État du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg" due to a Law on 21 February 1856. The board of directors had three members and had their first meeting on 18 August 1859 under the presidency of Professor Nicolas Martha. Headquarters of the Spuerkeess at that time were seated in Haus Ketter in Dräikinneksgaass in the city, while their desk offices were at the Krautmaart, at the headquarters of the government commission, which is today's Palais.

Since its foundation in 1856, Banque et Caisse d’Épargne de l’État, Luxembourg (Spuerkeess) has been solely owned by the Luxembourg State. The statutory missions of the Bank consist in promoting savings, facilitating access to housing and supporting the development of the national economy.

Since 1862 it was allowed that foreigners could deposit their money at the Spuerkeess. The trust of the public was high from the first day on, one of the reasons the deposit already reached an amount of one million francs in 1869.

The international rating agencies have awarded Spuerkeess AA+ (Standard & Poor's) and Aa2 (Long term Deposit Rating, Moody's) ratings.

The magazine Global Finance ranks Spuerkeess among the safest banks in the world and has recognised it for many years with the "Safest Bank Award - Luxembourg".

In 2020, the magazines The Banker and Global Finance named Spuerkeess "Bank of the Year 2020 - Luxembourg" and "Best Bank 2020 - Luxembourg" respectively.

• "Partner Luxembourg E-Commerce" 2005 by the Chambre de Commerce en collaboration avec le CRP Henri Tudor et le soutien du Ministère de l'Economie et du commerce extérieur;
• "Prix Santé et Entreprises – Luxembourg" 2006 / 2009 by the Club Européen pour la Santé;
• "Grand Prix Paperjam RH" 2010 for its project Programme d'accueil et d'intégration Pool GDP;
• "Entreprise Socialement Responsable – ESR" 2012/2015 by Institut National pour le Développement Durable et la Responsabilité des Entreprises;
• "Green Facility Management Award 2013" and "Green Finance Award 2014".

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