Name
On November 21, 2008 Dutch finance minister Wouter Bos announced that Fortis and ABN AMRO would be merged. Until then, the banks would operate independently as Fortis Bank and ABN AMRO Netherlands.
After the merger was complete the bank used the name ABN AMRO for the combined bank, and the bank was officially renamed on 1 July 2010. The remaining parts of the original ABN AMRO still owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland would be renamed, sold or closed down.
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