Private company

Nationale Handelsbank

Dutch bank

The Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank (NIHB, lit. 'Dutch [East] Indies Trade Bank') was a Dutch bank established in 1863 to finance trade between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. During most of the colonial period, it was the second-largest of the “big three” commercial banks, behind the Netherlands Trading Company and ahead of the Nederlandsch-Indische Escompto Maatschappij, that dominated the Dutch East Indies’ financial system alongside the note-issuing Bank of Java.2 It ceased to exist in 1960.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jul 14, 1863Founded1
  • Industryfinancial service activities, except insurance and pension funding, financial services1
  • HeadquartersAmsterdam1

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Aanzicht - Amsterdam - 20020900 - RCE
Photo: Gerard Dukker, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Nederlandsch-Indische Handelsbank (NIHB, lit. 'Dutch [East] Indies Trade Bank') was a Dutch bank established in 1863 to finance trade between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. During most of the colonial period, it was the second-largest of the “big three” commercial banks, behind the Netherlands Trading Company and ahead of the Nederlandsch-Indische Escompto Maatschappij, that dominated the Dutch East Indies’ financial system alongside the note-issuing Bank of Java.2

Corporate structure

Nationale Handelsbank sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Nationale Handelsbank Amsterdam
    • Dutch East Indian Agricultural Company Subsidiary

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • commercial bank

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Dutch East Indian Agricultural Company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Rotterdamsche Bank1

Timeline

  1. 1960Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1950Renamed Name changed to Nationale Handelsbank1
  3. Jul 14, 1863Founded Founded1

Sources

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