Stuart Muirhead, edited by Edwin Green

'...a scrupulously fair account of the checkered history of the CMB from its conception until its winding up and reconstruction in 1892 as the Mercantile Bank of India...' Business History Review

• Contents: Introduction; 1. The Birth of Eastern Exchange Banking; 2. The Foundation of Mercantile Bank; 3. Early Success and a Charter, 1854-1858; 4. Expansion, Boom and Crisis, 1858-1865; 5. Survival and Stagnation, 1866-1870; 6. Bad Banking, the Silver Crisis and New Leadership, 1871-1884; 7. The Officers, Local Staff, Management and Directors; 8. London Head Office: its Business and Overseas Infrastructure; 9. The Mechanics of the Bank’s Business, 1854-1893; 10. The Last Years of the Chartered Mercantile Bank; 11. Liquidation and Reconstruction, 1892-1893; 12. Epilogue: The Mercantile Bank of India Ltd; Appendices; References; Index.

Stuart Muirhead, edited by Edwin Green

'...a scrupulously fair account of the checkered history of the CMB from its conception until its winding up and reconstruction in 1892 as the Mercantile Bank of India...' Business History Review

• Contents: Introduction; 1. The Birth of Eastern Exchange Banking; 2. The Foundation of Mercantile Bank; 3. Early Success and a Charter, 1854-1858; 4. Expansion, Boom and Crisis, 1858-1865; 5. Survival and Stagnation, 1866-1870; 6. Bad Banking, the Silver Crisis and New Leadership, 1871-1884; 7. The Officers, Local Staff, Management and Directors; 8. London Head Office: its Business and Overseas Infrastructure; 9. The Mechanics of the Bank’s Business, 1854-1893; 10. The Last Years of the Chartered Mercantile Bank; 11. Liquidation and Reconstruction, 1892-1893; 12. Epilogue: The Mercantile Bank of India Ltd; Appendices; References; Index.

Stuart Muirhead, edited by Edwin Green

'...a scrupulously fair account of the checkered history of the CMB from its conception until its winding up and reconstruction in 1892 as the Mercantile Bank of India...' Business History Review

• Contents: Introduction; 1. The Birth of Eastern Exchange Banking; 2. The Foundation of Mercantile Bank; 3. Early Success and a Charter, 1854-1858; 4. Expansion, Boom and Crisis, 1858-1865; 5. Survival and Stagnation, 1866-1870; 6. Bad Banking, the Silver Crisis and New Leadership, 1871-1884; 7. The Officers, Local Staff, Management and Directors; 8. London Head Office: its Business and Overseas Infrastructure; 9. The Mechanics of the Bank’s Business, 1854-1893; 10. The Last Years of the Chartered Mercantile Bank; 11. Liquidation and Reconstruction, 1892-1893; 12. Epilogue: The Mercantile Bank of India Ltd; Appendices; References; Index.