Having made a fortune in military supplies during the Napoleonic Wars, the Rothschilds turned into one of the richest families in the world. Rothschild banks exist in all European capitalist countries. Their tentacles extended to many sectors of the economy of France and England, to their former overseas colonies, penetrated into the territories of other countries. The current Prime Minister of France, Georges Pompidou, is a former CEO of the Rothschild Bank.