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BPS Group

BPS Group ( ), for Bank Polskiej Spółdzielczości ( ), is a Polish cooperative banking group, relying on the central financing entity Bank BPS ( ). The BPS Group originates from a 2002 merger between six institutions of the Polish cooperative banking sector led by Gospodarczy Bank Południowo-Zachodni (GBPZ, ), established in 1992 in Wrocław. Its aggregate assets at end-2023 reached 149 billion Polish złotys.

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BPS Group ( ), for Bank Polskiej Spółdzielczości ( ), is a Polish cooperative banking group, relying on the central financing entity Bank BPS ( ). The BPS Group originates from a 2002 merger between six institutions of the Polish cooperative banking sector led by Gospodarczy Bank Południowo-Zachodni (GBPZ, ), established in 1992 in Wrocław. Its aggregate assets at end-2023 reached 149 billion Polish złotys.

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  1. date of establishment: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352754940

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