ake ▁in ▁Cred iop , ▁Italy ’ s ▁biggest ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁bank , ▁special ising ▁in ▁fin ance ▁for ▁local ▁administr ations . ▁D ex ia ▁increases ▁its ▁share hold ing ▁in ▁Cred iop ▁to ▁ 6 0 % ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁listing ▁of ▁D ex ia ▁Group ▁as ▁a ▁dual - list ed ▁company ▁on ▁the ▁Paris ▁stock ▁ex changes ▁dates ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁at ▁a ▁price ▁of ▁€ 6 . 8 6 ▁per ▁share . ▁In ▁Belg ium , ▁the ▁stock ▁becomes ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁B EL 2 0 ▁index , ▁and ▁in ▁France ▁of ▁the ▁C AC ▁ 4 0 . ▁The ▁group ▁broad ens ▁its ▁ins urance ▁activities ▁in ▁France , ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁bank ▁acqu ires ▁Fin an cial ▁Security ▁Ass urance ▁( F SA ) ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁a ▁major ▁player ▁in ▁credit ▁enh ancement ▁for ▁municipal ities , ▁making ▁D ex ia ▁the ▁world ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁market ing ▁of ▁financial ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁sector . ▁D ex ia ▁is ▁active ▁in ▁nearly ▁all ▁European ▁countries ▁in ▁this ▁market ▁as ▁well . ▁This ▁marks ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁an ▁annual ▁reserved ▁capital ▁injection ▁to ▁which ▁only ▁D ex ia ▁members ▁of ▁staff ▁can ▁sub scribe . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁D ex ia ▁acqu ires ▁Ar tes ia ▁Bank ing ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁bank ing ▁group