Its acquisition of fortis in 2008 strengthened its deposit base .
2008年对富通银行的收购强化了其存款基础。
Ping an , which held almost 5 per cent of fortis , voted against the sale .
持有富通近5%股权的平安当时投票反对这笔交易。
Some banks , such as the dutch arm of fortis , lent heavily to funds of funds that wanted to invest .
一些银行，比如fortis银行在荷兰的分支机构向这些想要投资的基金的基金放了大量贷款。
In addition , bnp paribas has negotiated an option allowing it to call on the belgian government for help in case it needs to boost fortis 's creditworthiness .
Last week , the belgian government , bnp and fortis agreed changes to the transaction to make it more attractive to fortis 's rebellious shareholders .
