Bank of Lebanon and the Gulf (LGB Bank SAL,
Arabic
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: بنك لبنان والخليج) is one of the financial banks of
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
. it was established in 1963, and was then named (Bank of Credit Agricole). In 1980 the name was changed to (Lebanon and Gulf Bank), after the ownership of its shares was transferred to a new group of Lebanese businessmen.
The bank operates from the headquarter in
Beirut Central District
The Beirut Central District (BCD) or ''Centre Ville'' is the historical and geographical core of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Also called downtown Beirut, it has been described the “vibrant financial, commercial, and administrative hu ...
, has 18 branches in
Lebanon
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, a branch in
Cyprus
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since1986, another in
Iraq
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, and a representative office in
Dubai
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.
Its current general manager is Samer Itani.
See also
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List of Banks in Lebanon
This is a list of banks in Lebanon.
List of banks
Central bank
* Banque du Liban (BDL)
List of Banks
Lebanese based banks sorted by their significant presence domestically and overseas:
* Bank Audi
* Byblos Bank
* Bank of Beirut
* Bank of B ...
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Banque du Liban
Banque du Liban (BdL, ar, مصرف لبنان, English: Bank of Lebanon) is the central bank of Lebanon. It was established on August 1, 1963, and became fully operational on April 1, 1964. It is currently headed by Riad Salameh.
One of the ma ...
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Bank Audi
Bank Audi (Arabic: بنك عودة, previously Bank Audi- Saradar) is a Lebanon-based universal bank and financial services company headquartered in Beirut, offering financial products and services in personal banking, business banking, private ban ...
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Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
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First National Bank
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Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL)
Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL Bank, Arabic: انتركونتيننتال لبنان) one of the financial banks in Lebanon, established in 1961 as ''Development Bank SAL (بنك الإنماء)''.
In September 1998, the majority of the b ...
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Economy of Lebanon
The economy of Lebanon has been experiencing, as of late 2019, a large-scale, multi-dimensional crisis, including a banking collapse, a liquidity crisis and a sovereign default. It is classified as a developing, lower-middle-income economy. Th ...
External links www.lgbbank.com/
References
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Banks of Lebanon
1963 establishments in Lebanon