Crelan and AXA Bank want to halve branch network

“Talks are starting with agents in places where the offices of Crelan and AXA are close to each other, to see how they can merge,” it sounds. “Now these are often offices of 2 to 3 people. If you combine them, you get an office of about 6. It is about reducing the number of buildings, not the number of employees.”

“A number of them will be able to deal with loans, for example, the rest with investments. All expertise will remain present at a local level.”