erme ▁( Europe an ▁bank ▁of ▁long ▁term ▁credit ) ▁based ▁in ▁Belg ium . ▁The ▁aim ▁was ▁create ▁an ▁entity ▁that ▁was ▁large ▁enough ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁an ▁international ▁level . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁this , ▁with ▁their ▁s ights ▁on ▁European ▁integration , ▁AM RO ▁Bank ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁collabor ate ▁with ▁Belg ian ▁Gener ale ▁Bank ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁building ▁a ▁European ▁international ▁bank . ▁However , ▁this ▁project ▁was ▁too ▁am bit ious ▁and ▁never ▁managed ▁to ▁get ▁off ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁when ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Government ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁relax ing ▁its ▁mer ger ▁rules ▁for ▁financial ▁institutions ▁that ▁AB N ▁and ▁AM RO ▁Bank ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁se ize ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁merge ▁and ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁bank ▁large ▁enough ▁to ▁ful fill ▁these ▁amb itions . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁AB N ▁AM RO ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁conversion ▁of ▁the ▁shares ▁of ▁both ▁banks ▁into ▁shares ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁AB N ▁AM RO ▁Hold ing ▁N . V . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Dutch ▁g ul den ▁Econom y ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁History ▁of ▁Bank ing ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Category : B anks ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Category : AB N ▁AM RO <0x0A> </s> ▁Mal ta ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁Greece , ▁from ▁ 1 3 ▁to