家乐福公司最近得到了巴西总统的批准，明年在巴西建立一家银行。这家法国零售集团将于明年一月份开始在它的店铺中开设银行服务网点。家乐福是去年11月份得到了巴西中央银行的批准，但是作为一家外资公司，它还必须得到总统的批准。

 

家乐福将通过它在巴西的公司Carrefour Administradora de Cartoes开展银行业务，其中信用卡业务是由家乐福与巴西的消费卡专业公司Cetelem合作的。

 

同样，巴西本国最大的食品零售商，CBD公司（Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao）也于上月宣布，它将与巴西银行Itau Holding Financeira合作，在自己的店铺中开展金融服务。

 

 

Carrefour has received the approval of the Brazilian president to launch a bank in the country next year. The French group is to open banking outlets in its stores from January. Carrefour obtained authorisation from Brazil’s central bank last November but as a foreign company also required presidential approval. The retailer is to operate its banking services through Carrefour Administradora de Cartoes, the credit-card joint venture operated by Carrefour and consumer-credit specialist Cetelem. In a similar move, Brazil’s largest food retailer, Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (CBD), announced last month that it would offer financial services at its stores through a partnership with Brazilian bank Itau Holding Financeira.