bank 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 ...

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

Bank of Algeria The Bank of Algeria ( ar, بنك الجزائر , french: Banque d'Algérie) is the central bank of Algeria. The bank is located in Algiers and its current governor is Rosthom Fadli. It was established following Algerian independence in 1962 t ...

Algérie Poste Algérie Poste ("Algerian Post"; ar, بريد الجزائر) is the state-owned company responsible for postal service in Algeria. It is headquartered in Bab Ezzouar, Algiers.Banque Capitale Du Benin

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Arab Bank Arab Bank is one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East, founded in 1930 in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, as the first private sector financial institution in the Arab world. Headquartered today in Amman, Jordan, it serves c ...

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Arab Banking Corporation Arab Banking Corporation (also called Bank ABC) is an international bank with headquarters in the Diplomatic Area of Manama, in Bahrain. It was incorporated as a joint stock company in 1980 through a special decree by the Amir of Bahrain. It obtai ...

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BNP Paribas BNP Paribas is a French international banking group, founded in 2000 from the merger between Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP, "National Bank of Paris") and Paribas, formerly known as the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. The full name of the grou ...

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Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

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HSBC HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational universal bank and financial services holding company. It is the largest bank in Europe by total assets ahead of BNP Paribas, with US$2.953 trillion as of December 2021. In 2021, HSBC had $10.8 tri ...

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Natixis Natixis is a French corporate and investment bank created in November 2006 from the merger of the asset management and investment banking operations of ''Natexis Banques Populaires'' (Banque Populaire group) and ''IXIS'' (Groupe Caisse d'Epargne ...

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Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

Angola

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Central Bank of Angola The National Bank of Angola ( pt, Banco Nacional de Angola, links=) is the central bank of Angola. It is state-owned and the Government of Angola is the sole shareholder. The bank is based in Luanda, and was created in 1926, but traces its ances ...

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Banco Africano de Investimentos Banco Angolano de Investimentos (formerly ''Banco Africano de Investimentos''), short ''BAI'', was founded in 1996 as the first private bank in Angola. The BAI is a full-service bank operating in Angola with a nationwide network of (mid-2012) 89 br ...

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Banco de Desenvolvimento de Angola Banco de Desenvolvimento de Angola (English: Development Bank of Angola) (BDA) is the public bank of Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital ...

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Banco de Poupança e Crédito Banco de Poupança e Crédito (BPC) (English: ''Savings and Credit Bank'') is a government-owned, full service bank in Angola. With some 68 branches, including one in Cabinda, it has the largest branch network in the country. Overview BPC is a ...

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Banco do Brasil Banco do Brasil S.A. ( en, Bank of Brazil) is a Brazilian financial services company headquartered in Brasília, Brazil. The oldest bank in Brazil, and among the oldest banks in continuous operation in the world, it was founded by John VI, King ...

* Banco do Comércio e Indústria * Banco Espírito Santo Angola

Benin

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Central Bank of West African States The Central Bank of West African States (french: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO) is a central bank serving the eight west African countries which share the common West African CFA franc currency and comprise the West ...

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African Investment Bank The African Investment Bank (AIB) is one of three financial institutions of the African Union (AU) along with the African Monetary Fund and the African Central Bank. It will be headquartered in Tripoli, Libya.M. Mkwezalamba CAMEF II 2006 Backgr ...

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Bank of Africa Bank of Africa (BOA) is a Moroccan banking conglomerate headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco, with banking operations in Morocco and eighteen other African countries. Its main predecessor entities started in 1959 in Morocco and in 1982 in Mali ...

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Banque Atlantique Atlantic Bank Group, commonly known by its French name Groupe Banque Atlantique, is a West African financial services conglomerate, headquartered in Lome, Togo. The Group consisting of banks and other financial services companies in Cote d'Ivoir ...

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Banque Internationale du Bénin Banque Internationale du Bénin (B.I.B.E.) is a national bank of Benin. It is a member of the West African Bankers' Association. It has its headquarters at Carrefour des 3 Banques in Cotonou but also has branches in Porto-Novo and Parakou. Nigeri ...

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Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce is a commercial bank and investment bank serving several nations in Saharan and Sahelian Africa. The bank's headquarters are located in Libya. Branches A list of branches of BSIC wit ...

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BGFIBank Group BGFIBank Group, whose full name is BGFIBank Group S.A., is a financial services organization headquartered in Gabon. The group has subsidiaries in eight countries including Gabon, Benin, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...

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Diamond Bank Diamond Bank Plc., was a Nigerian multinational financial service provider. Diamond Bank was acquired by Access Bank in December 2018, and announced to complete the transactions of the merger fully in the first half of 2019. On 1 April 2019, ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

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Financial Bank Bénin Financial Bank Benin is a commercial bank in Benin. It is a member of the West African Bankers' Association. It has its headquarters in Cotonou but also has branches in cities such as Parakou Parakou is the largest city in northern Benin, with ...

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Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

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United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

Botswana

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Bank of Botswana The Bank of Botswana (BoB) is the central bank of Botswana. When Botswana gained independence from Britain in 1966, the country was part of the Rand Monetary Area (RMA). In 1974 Botswana withdrew from the RMA, and the Bank of Botswana and Finan ...

Development banks

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Botswana Savings Bank Botswana Savings Bank BSB is a financial services organization in Botswana. It is licensed as a development bank by the Bank of Botswana, the national banking regulator. Overview BSB is a government-owned financial services organisation that mo ...

Commercial banks

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ABN AMRO ABN or abn may refer to: Companies * ABN AMRO Group, a Dutch bank group * ABN AMRO, sometimes referred to as "ABN" in shorthand, is a Dutch state-owned bank * Algemene Bank Nederland, a now-defunct Dutch bank Radio, news and television organizat ...

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ABN AMRO ABN or abn may refer to: Companies * ABN AMRO Group, a Dutch bank group * ABN AMRO, sometimes referred to as "ABN" in shorthand, is a Dutch state-owned bank * Algemene Bank Nederland, a now-defunct Dutch bank Radio, news and television organizat ...

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BancABC Access Bank Botswana, is a commercial bank formerly known as BancABC Botswana, that is headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. In October 2021, Access Bank Group concluded the acquisition of 78.15 percent shareholding in the stock of the erstwhil ...

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Bank Gaborone Bank Gaborone, formally Bank Gaborone Limited, is a commercial bank in Botswana. , the bank had 5 branches and over 30 automated teller machines around the country. History The Bank of Botswana issued a license to Bank Gaborone Limited to commen ...

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Bank of Baroda Bank of Baroda (BOB or BoB) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat. It is the second largest public sector bank in India after State Bank of India, with 132 million customers, a total business of US$218 billion, a ...

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Barclays Bank Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. Barclays traces ...

* Capital Bank (Botswana) *First National Bank of Botswana * Stanbic Bank *

Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around ...

Burkina Faso

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Central Bank of West African States The Central Bank of West African States (french: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO) is a central bank serving the eight west African countries which share the common West African CFA franc currency and comprise the West ...

Commercial banks

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Bank of Africa Bank of Africa (BOA) is a Moroccan banking conglomerate headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco, with banking operations in Morocco and eighteen other African countries. Its main predecessor entities started in 1959 in Morocco and in 1982 in Mali ...

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Banque Atlantique Atlantic Bank Group, commonly known by its French name Groupe Banque Atlantique, is a West African financial services conglomerate, headquartered in Lome, Togo. The Group consisting of banks and other financial services companies in Cote d'Ivoir ...

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Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce is a commercial bank and investment bank serving several nations in Saharan and Sahelian Africa. The bank's headquarters are located in Libya. Branches A list of branches of BSIC wit ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

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Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

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United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

Burundi

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Bank of the Republic of Burundi The Bank of the Republic of Burundi (french: Banque de la République du Burundi, BRB) is the central bank of Burundi. The bank was established in 1966 and its offices are in Bujumbura. The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy ...

, or Banque de la République du Burundi

Banks

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Access Bank plc Access Bank plc, commonly known as Access Bank, is a Nigerian Multinational corporation, multinational commercial bank, owned by Access Bank Group. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. Originally a cor ...

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Bank of Africa Bank of Africa (BOA) is a Moroccan banking conglomerate headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco, with banking operations in Morocco and eighteen other African countries. Its main predecessor entities started in 1959 in Morocco and in 1982 in Mali ...

* Banque Belgo – Africaine *

Diamond Trust Bank Group Diamond Trust Bank Group, in short DTB Group, is an African banking group active in Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The flagship company of the group, Diamond Trust Bank Kenya, is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

* Interbank Burundi *

Kenya Commercial Bank KCB Bank Kenya Limited is a financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator. The bank has also been running Agency banking mode ...

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United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

Cameroon

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Bank of Central African States The Bank of Central African States (french: Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale, BEAC) is a central bank that serves six central African countries which form the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa: *Cameroon *Central African ...

Commercial banks

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Afriland First Bank Afriland First Bank is a full-service bank in Cameroon, with subsidiaries in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Liberia, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe and Zambia. The bank was founded in Yaoundé in 1987 under ...

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Banque Atlantique Atlantic Bank Group, commonly known by its French name Groupe Banque Atlantique, is a West African financial services conglomerate, headquartered in Lome, Togo. The Group consisting of banks and other financial services companies in Cote d'Ivoir ...

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Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

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Commercial Bank of Cameroon Commercial Bank Cameroon (CBC), also referred to as Commercial Bank of Cameroon, is a commercial bank in Cameroon. It is one of the 14 Cameroonian commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Central African States, the national banking regula ...

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Credit Agricole Credit (from Latin verb ''credit'', meaning "one believes") is the trust which allows one party to provide money or resources to another party wherein the second party does not reimburse the first party immediately (thereby generating a debt) ...

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Credit Communautaire D'Afrique Credit (from Latin verb ''credit'', meaning "one believes") is the trust which allows one party to provide money or resources to another party wherein the second party does not reimburse the first party immediately (thereby generating a debt), ...

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Crédit Lyonnais The Crédit Lyonnais (, "Lyon Credit ompany) was a major French bank, created in 1863 and absorbed by former rival Crédit Agricole in 2003. Its head office was initially in Lyon but moved to Paris in 1882. In the early years of the 20th cent ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

* National Financial Credit Bank *

Oceanic Bank Oceanic Bank International, commonly referred to as Oceanic Bank, was a bank in Nigeria that provided individual, commercial and corporate banking services. History Oceanic Bank was incorporated on March 26, 1990, as a private limited liability ...

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Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

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Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around ...

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Union Bank of Cameroon Union Bank of Cameroon Plc. (UBC), is a commercial bank in Cameroon. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Central African States, the national banking regulator. History UBC was established in 1999 by a network of cred ...

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United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

Cape Verde

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Bank of Cape Verde The Bank of Cape Verde ( pt, Banco de Cabo Verde) is Cape Verde's central bank. Its headquarter is located on Avenida Amílcar Cabral, in the national capital of Praia on the island of Santiago. Its current governor is João António Pinto Co ...

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Banks and other financial institutions

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Banco Africano de Investimentos Banco Angolano de Investimentos (formerly ''Banco Africano de Investimentos''), short ''BAI'', was founded in 1996 as the first private bank in Angola. The BAI is a full-service bank operating in Angola with a nationwide network of (mid-2012) 89 br ...

* Banco Cabo-Verdiano de Negócios *

Banco Comercial do Atlântico The Banco Comercial do Atlântico (Portuguese meaning the "Atlantic Commercial Bank", abbreviation: BCA) is a Cape Verdean commercial bank. The headquarters of the company are located at Praça Alexandre Albuquerque, in Praia, the capital of Cape ...

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Banco Espirito Santo Banco may refer to: Places * Banc (Barcelona Metro), also called Banco, a closed metro stop on the Barcelona metro * Banco, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Banco, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Banco National Park, a nationa ...

* Banco Inter-Atlântico *

Caixa Económica de Cabo Verde The Caixa Económica de Cabo Verde is a Cape Verdean commercial bank. Its headquarters are at Avenida Cidade de Lisboa in Praia. It was established in 1928 as ''Caixa Económica Postal''. In 1985 it was transformed into an autonomous financial in ...

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Caixa Geral de Depositos Caixa may refer to: * a Brazilian snare drum * ''A Caixa'', a 1994 Portuguese comedy film directed by Manoel de Oliveira * Caixa Econômica Federal, also referred to as Caixa, a Brazilian bank * Caixa Geral de Depósitos, also referred to as Caix ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

Central African Republic

Central bank

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Bank of Central African States The Bank of Central African States (french: Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale, BEAC) is a central bank that serves six central African countries which form the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa: *Cameroon *Central African ...

, or Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale

Banks

* Banque Internationale pour le Centrafrique * Banque Populaire Maroco-Centrafricaine *

Commercial Bank Centrafrique Commercial Bank Centrafrique CBCA, is one of the largest banks in the Central African Republic. It is a member of the Commercial Bank Group and is affiliated with the Commercial Bank Tchad (CBT), the Commercial Bank of Cameroon (CBC), the Comm ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

Chad

Central bank

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Bank of Central African States The Bank of Central African States (french: Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale, BEAC) is a central bank that serves six central African countries which form the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa: *Cameroon *Central African ...

Banks and other financial institutions

* Banque Arabe Soudano – Tchadienne *

Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce is a commercial bank and investment bank serving several nations in Saharan and Sahelian Africa. The bank's headquarters are located in Libya. Branches A list of branches of BSIC wit ...

*Commercial Bank of Tchad *

Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

Microfinance institutions

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Catholic Relief Services Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Founded in 1943 by the Bishops of the United States, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 110 ...

Comoros

Central bank

* Central Bank of the Comoros (Banque Centrale des Comores)

Commercial bank

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Exim Bank Comores SA Exim is a mail transfer agent (MTA) used on Unix-like operating systems. Exim is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, and it aims to be a general and flexible mailer with extensive facilities for checking ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Central Bank of the Congo The Central Bank of the Congo (french: Banque centrale du Congo) is the central bank of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The bank's main offices are on Boulevard Colonel Tshatshi in La Gombe in Kinshasa. The bank is engaged in developing p ...

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Access Bank plc Access Bank plc, commonly known as Access Bank, is a Nigerian Multinational corporation, multinational commercial bank, owned by Access Bank Group. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. Originally a cor ...

, Banque Privée Du Congo * Advans Banque Congo *

Afriland First Bank Afriland First Bank is a full-service bank in Cameroon, with subsidiaries in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Liberia, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe and Zambia. The bank was founded in Yaoundé in 1987 under ...

* Banque Commerciale du Congo, Kinshasa *BGFIBank DRC *

Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

* Equity Bank * First International Bank *

Procredit Bank The ProCredit Bank Deutschland is a bank based in Frankfurt am Main. It is the youngest bank of the ProCredit Holding, which operates primarily in Southeastern and Eastern Europe as well as in South America and wants to make a contribution to sus ...

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Rawbank Rawbank is a regulated financial institution based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The bank was created on 2 May 2002, and has grown to become the DRC's largest universal bank with total assets of US$4.9 billion as of December 20 ...

* Stanbic Bank *

Trust Merchant Bank Trust Merchant Bank or TMB, is a commercial bank based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with its headquarters located in Lubumbashi. The bank began operations in 2004. TMB operates in all sectors of the local banking market, including i ...

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United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

Microfinance institution

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FINCA International FINCA International is a non-profit, microfinance organization, founded by John Hatch in 1984. FINCA is the innovator of the village banking methodology in microcredit and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern-day microfinance. ...

Djibouti

Central bank

* Central Bank of Djibouti, or Banque Centrale de Djibouti

Commercial banks

* Banque de Djibouti et du Moyen Orient SA *

Banque Indosuez Mer Rouge Bank of Africa (BOA Red Sea) is the second largest bank in Djibouti and is part of Mali based Bank of Africa Group. Bank of Africa Group acquired Djibouti based Banque Indosuez Mer Rouge in 2010. BOA Red Sea operates seven branches in Djibouti and ...

* Banque pour le Commerce et l'Industrie - Mer Rouge * CAC International Bank * International Commercial Bank * Salam African Bank

Egypt

Central bank

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Central Bank of Egypt The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE; ar, البنك المركزي المصري) is the central bank and monetary authority of Arab Republic of Egypt. Currency Since the trading of gold and silver coins in Egypt and until 1834, there was no one ...

(Al-Bank al-Markazī al-Masrī)

Banks

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Ahli United Bank Ahli United Bank ( ar, البنك الأهلي المتحد) is a regional bank based in Bahrain. Its head office is situated at Manama and is the largest bank in Bahrain. It is present in 8 countries in the Middle East and United Kingdom. Ahli Uni ...

* Al Watany Bank of Egypt *

Arab Bank Arab Bank is one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East, founded in 1930 in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, as the first private sector financial institution in the Arab world. Headquartered today in Amman, Jordan, it serves c ...

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Arab Banking Corporation Arab Banking Corporation (also called Bank ABC) is an international bank with headquarters in the Diplomatic Area of Manama, in Bahrain. It was incorporated as a joint stock company in 1980 through a special decree by the Amir of Bahrain. It obtai ...

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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 ...

* Bank of Alexandria *

Bank of Nova Scotia The Bank of Nova Scotia (french: link=no, Banque de Nouvelle-Écosse), operating as Scotiabank (french: link=no, Banque Scotia), is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. One of Canada ...

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Banque du Caire Banque du Caire is a bank in Egypt, founded in 1952; is one of the oldest and largest Egyptian banks providing its clients with an integrated and diversified package of banking services and products designed specifically to meet their needs. As ...

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Banque Misr Banque Misr ( ar, بنك مصر) is an Egyptian bank co-founded by industrialist Joseph Aslan Cattaui Pasha and economist Talaat Harb Pasha in 1920. The government of the United Arab Republic nationalized the bank in 1960. The bank has branch ...

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Barclays Bank Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. Barclays traces ...

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BNP Paribas BNP Paribas is a French international banking group, founded in 2000 from the merger between Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP, "National Bank of Paris") and Paribas, formerly known as the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. The full name of the grou ...

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Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

* Commercial International Bank *

Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole Group (), sometimes called La banque verte ( en, The green bank) due to its historical ties to farming, is a French international banking group and the world's largest cooperative financial institution. It is France's second lar ...

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HSBC HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational universal bank and financial services holding company. It is the largest bank in Europe by total assets ahead of BNP Paribas, with US$2.953 trillion as of December 2021. In 2021, HSBC had $10.8 tri ...

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Mashreq Bank Mashreqbank PSC (Arabic: ''Orient Bank'') is the oldest privately owned bank in the United Arab Emirates. It was founded as the Bank of Oman in 1967. Today Mashreq provides conventional and Islamic personal banking services including deposits, l ...

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National Bank of Abu Dhabi National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) ( ar, بنك أبوظبي الوطني) was a bank operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until it merged with the First Gulf Bank in December 2016 to form First Abu Dhabi Bank. NBAD was the largest lender b ...

* National Bank of Egypt *

National Bank of Greece The National Bank of Greece (NBG; el, Εθνική Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος) is a global banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. 85% of the company's pretax preprovision profits are derived ...

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National Bank of Oman Founded in 1973, the National Bank of Oman (NBO) was the first local bank in Oman. NBO has over 60 branches and 173 ATMs and Cash Deposit Machines across Oman. The bank has two international branches in Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, tr ...

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Piraeus Bank Piraeus Bank ( el, Τράπεζα Πειραιώς) is a Greek multinational financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. Piraeus Bank's shares have been listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) since January 1918. In G ...

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Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

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Union National Bank Union National Bank (UNB) was a bank based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 1982 until it merged with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank in 2019. It was established as a Public Joint Stock Company in 1982 became one of the UAE's leading domestic ...

Equatorial Guinea

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Bank of Central African States The Bank of Central African States (french: Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale, BEAC) is a central bank that serves six central African countries which form the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa: *Cameroon *Central African ...

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Afriland First Bank Afriland First Bank is a full-service bank in Cameroon, with subsidiaries in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Liberia, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe and Zambia. The bank was founded in Yaoundé in 1987 under ...

d.b.a. CCEI BANK GE * BGFIBank Equatorial Guinea *

Commercial Bank A commercial bank is a financial institution which accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make profit. It can also refer to a bank, or a division of a large bank, which deals with cor ...

Guinee Equatoriale

Eritrea

Central bank

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Commercial Bank of Eritrea The Commercial Bank of Eritrea is the only banking institution in Eritrea with full retail commercial banking services. It is a government-owned bank, with 17 branches throughout the country. The Bank has arrangements with Citibank for internationa ...

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Eritrean Investment and Development Bank The Eritrean Investment and Development Bank (EIDB) is a bank in Eritrea. It was established on 28 October 1996. It did not effectively begin operations until 1998 from its single office in Asmara, Eritrea. The bank was fully financed by the Minist ...

Ethiopia

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National Bank of Ethiopia The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is the central bank of Ethiopia. Its headquarters are in the capital city of Addis Ababa. Mamo Mihretu is the current governor of the bank. The bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a m ...

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Abay Bank S.C. Abay may refer to: People *Abay (name) Places *Abay District, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan *Abay District, Karagandy Province, Kazakhstan **Abay (town), the province's administrative center *Abay, Almaty, Kazakhstan *Abay, Aktobe, a village in t ...

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Addis International Bank Addis may refer to: Places *Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia ** Addis Ababa University **Addis Ketema, a city district *Addis, Louisiana, a town in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, US People *Addis (name) Businesses *The Addis Company, a ...

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Awash International Bank Awash International Bank (Amharic: አዋሽ ኢተርናሽናል ባንክ) is a commercial bank in Ethiopia that was established in 1994 by 486 founding shareholders with a paid-up capital of birr 24.2 million and started banking operations on ...

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Bank of Abyssinia 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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Berhan International Bank Berhan Ahmed is an Eritrean- Australian social activist. He is the chairman of the African Think Tank, and in 2004 was the first immigrant born in Africa to run for an Australian parliamentary office. Ahmed was also presented the 2009 Victorian ...

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Bunna International Bank , also romanized as Bunwa, was a Japanese era name (年号, ''nengō'', lit. year name) of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after ''Kannō'' and before ''Enbun.'' This period spanned the years from September 1352 ...

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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) is the largest commercial bank in Ethiopia. As of June 2021, it had about 1.1 trillion birr in assets and held approximately 67% of deposits and about 53% of all bank loans in the country. The bank has arou ...

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Cooperative Bank of Oromia Cooperative Bank of Oromia is a private commercial bank in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked ...

* Dashen Bank *

Debub Global Bank Debub Region, also known as the South Region (Tigrinya language, Tigrinya: ዞባ ደቡብ, it, Regione del Sud), is an Regions of Eritrea, administrative region of Eritrea. The region was formed on 15 April 1996, from the Provinces of Eritrea, ...

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Development Bank of Ethiopia The Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) is a specialized state-owned development financial institution, which is supervised by the Public Financial Enterprises Agency in Ethiopia. The Development Bank of Ethiopia was the first development finance ...

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Enat Bank Enat Bank ( am, እናት ባንክ) is a private commercial bank in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a l ...

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Lion International Bank The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large cat of the genus '' Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult ...

* Nib International Bank *

Oromia International Bank Oromia Bank (OB) is a private bank based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked co ...

* United Bank *

Wegagen Bank Wegagen Bank SC ( am, ወጋገን ባንክ) is a bank in Ethiopia incorporated on 11 June 1997. It was established as a result of the entrepreneurial wit of sixteen 16 founding members who recognized the critical role that financial institutio ...

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Zemen Bank Zemen ( bg, Земен ) is a town in Pernik Province, western Bulgaria. Located near the Pchelina Reservoir on the banks of the Struma River, it is the administrative centre of Zemen Municipality. Geography Location Zemen is located in a ...

Microfinance institution

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Amhara Microfinance Amhara may refer to: * Amhara people, an ethnic group of Ethiopia * Amharic, a language spoken by the Amhara people * Bete Amhara, a lordship and later province of medieval Ethiopia * Amhara Province, a historical region of Ethiopia * Amhara Reg ...

Gabon

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Bank of Central African States The Bank of Central African States (french: Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale, BEAC) is a central bank that serves six central African countries which form the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa: *Cameroon *Central African ...

Banks and other financial institutions

* Banque Gabonaise de Développement *

BGFIBank Group BGFIBank Group, whose full name is BGFIBank Group S.A., is a financial services organization headquartered in Gabon. The group has subsidiaries in eight countries including Gabon, Benin, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...

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Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

Gambia

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Central Bank of The Gambia The Central Bank of The Gambia is the central bank of The Gambia. Its name is abbreviated to CBG. The bank is located in Banjul and was established in 1971. Buah Saidy is the current Governor. Operations As a central bank, CBG is responsible ...

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Access Bank plc Access Bank plc, commonly known as Access Bank, is a Nigerian Multinational corporation, multinational commercial bank, owned by Access Bank Group. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. Originally a cor ...

* Arab Gambian Islamic Bank * Bank PHB *

Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce is a commercial bank and investment bank serving several nations in Saharan and Sahelian Africa. The bank's headquarters are located in Libya. Branches A list of branches of BSIC wit ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

* First International Bank *

Guaranty Trust Bank Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC also known as GTCO PLC is a multinational financial services group, that offers retail and investment banking, pension management, asset management and payments services, headquartered in Victoria Island, Lagos ...

* International Commercial Bank *

Prime Bank (Gambia) Prime Bank (Gambia) Limited, commonly known as Prime Bank (Gambia), was a private commercial bank in the Gambia. It was the 12th commercial bank to be licensed in the country. The bank was a subsidiary of the now defunct Lebanese Canadian Bank (LC ...

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Skye Bank Polaris Bank Limited is a commercial bank based in Nigeria. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country's banking regulator. In October 2022, the Bank was acquired by Strategic Capital Investment Limited (SCIL). Overview Polaris B ...

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Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around ...

* Tong Shang International Commercial Bank *

Trust Bank Limited (Gambia) Trust Bank Limited (Gambia), commonly known as Trust Bank Ltd (TBL), but also referred to as Trust Bank (Gambia), is a private commercial bank in the Gambia. It is one of the fourteen commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of the Gambia, th ...

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Zenith Bank Zenith Bank Plc is a large financial service provider in Nigeria and Anglophone West Africa. It is licensed as a commercial bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. As of 31 December 2019, it holds $16.1bn in total as ...

Ghana

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Bank of Ghana The Bank of Ghana ( BoG) is the central bank of Ghana. It is located in Accra and was formed in 1957. The bank is active in developing financial inclusion policy and is a member of thAlliance for Financial Inclusion History The Central Ban ...

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Absa Bank Ghana Absa Bank Ghana (officially Absa Bank Ghana Limited) (ABGL), formerly known as Barclays Bank of Ghana Limited, is a commercial bank in Ghana, licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. ABGL is a s ...

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Access Bank plc Access Bank plc, commonly known as Access Bank, is a Nigerian Multinational corporation, multinational commercial bank, owned by Access Bank Group. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. Originally a cor ...

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African Investment Bank The African Investment Bank (AIB) is one of three financial institutions of the African Union (AU) along with the African Monetary Fund and the African Central Bank. It will be headquartered in Tripoli, Libya.M. Mkwezalamba CAMEF II 2006 Backgr ...

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Agricultural Development Bank of Ghana Agricultural Development Bank of Ghana, commonly known as Agricultural Development Bank or ADB, is a government-owned development and commercial bank in Ghana. The bank is the first development finance institution established by the Government of ...

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AmalBank Amalgamated Holdings and Securities Limited, commonly known as AmalSec & Securities Subsidiaries, is a commercial financial and securities outfit in Ghana. History The firm was incorporated in 1997. In 2006, 49% shareholding in AmalSec was pur ...

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Bank of Baroda Bank of Baroda (BOB or BoB) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat. It is the second largest public sector bank in India after State Bank of India, with 132 million customers, a total business of US$218 billion, a ...

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Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce is a commercial bank and investment bank serving several nations in Saharan and Sahelian Africa. The bank's headquarters are located in Libya. Branches A list of branches of BSIC wit ...

* CAL Bank * Consolidated Bank of Ghana *

Ecobank Ghana Ecobank Ghana is a commercial bank in Ghana. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the national banking regulator. Overview EBG is a member of the Pan-African Ecobank chain which operates in thirty two (32) countries. T ...

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First National Bank Ghana First National Bank Ghana Limited (FNBGL), commonly referred to as First National Bank Ghana, is a commercial bank in Ghana. It is licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The bank's headquarters ...

* Fidelity Bank Ghana *

Ghana Commercial Bank GCB Bank Limited formally known as ''Ghana Commercial Bank'' is the largest bank in Ghana in terms of total operating assets and share of industry deposits, with 14.2% of total industry deposits. In August 2017, the Bank of Ghana, the nation's cen ...

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Guaranty Trust Bank Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC also known as GTCO PLC is a multinational financial services group, that offers retail and investment banking, pension management, asset management and payments services, headquartered in Victoria Island, Lagos ...

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Home Finance Company Republic Bank Ghana Limited is a commercial bank in Ghana. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters of the bank are located at 48A, Sixth Ave ...

* Intercontinental Bank * International Commercial Bank *

National Investment Bank National Investment Bank, normally abbreviated to NIB, is a state owned commercial bank in Ghana. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the national banking regulator. NIB is a medium-sized financial services provider ...

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Prudential Bank Limited Prudential Bank Limited (PBL), commonly known as Prudential Bank, is a private commercial bank in Ghana. It is licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters of the bank is located at ...

* Société Générale - Social Security Bank * Stanbic Bank *

Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around ...

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United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

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Zenith Bank Zenith Bank Plc is a large financial service provider in Nigeria and Anglophone West Africa. It is licensed as a commercial bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. As of 31 December 2019, it holds $16.1bn in total as ...

Rural bank

* Atwima Rural Bank Ltd * Bonzali Rural Bank

Guinea

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Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (french: Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée, BCRG) is the central bank of Guinea. The headquarters of the bank is located in the capital city of Conakry. The current governor is Dr Karamo Kaba ...

(Banque Centrale de la Republique du Guinea)

Banks and other financial institutions

* AFBG - Afriland First Bank Guinée * Banque Internationale pour l'Afrique en Guinee * BCI - Banque pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Guinée * BDG - Banque pour le Développement Guinée * BICIGUI - Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie de la Guinée (

BNP Paribas group BNP may refer to: Politics *Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna, a Sri Lankan political party * Balochistan National Party (Awami), a political party in Balochistan, Pakistan * Balochistan National Party (Mengal), a political party in Balochistan, Pakistan ...

) * BIG - Banque Islamique de Guinée * BNG - Banque Nationale de Guinée * BPMG - Banque Populaire Maroco Guinéenne (subsidiary

Banque Populaire (Morocco) Banque Centrale Populaire is a major bank in Morocco. The bank maintains overseas offices in Germany, England, Canada, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Netherlands and Belgium. The bank's name is abbreviated to BCP. As of 2012, the bank's market share ...

) * BSIC - Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce *

Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

Guinee * FBNBank Guinée (filiale

First Bank of Nigeria First Bank of Nigeria Limited is a Nigerian multinational bank and financial services company in Lagos, Nigeria. It is the premier bank in West Africa. The First Bank of Nigeria Limited operates as a parent company, with the subsidiaries 'FBN B ...

) * International Commercial Bank * NSIA - * Oorabank *

Skye Bank Polaris Bank Limited is a commercial bank based in Nigeria. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country's banking regulator. In October 2022, the Bank was acquired by Strategic Capital Investment Limited (SCIL). Overview Polaris B ...

Guinée * SGBG - Société Générale de Banque en Guinée * UBA - (United Bank for Africa - subsidiary of

United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

) * Vistabank

Guinea-Bissau

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Central Bank of West African States The Central Bank of West African States (french: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO) is a central bank serving the eight west African countries which share the common West African CFA franc currency and comprise the West ...

(Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest)

Banks

* Banco Da Africa Ocidental *

Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

Ivory Coast

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Central Bank of West African States The Central Bank of West African States (french: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO) is a central bank serving the eight west African countries which share the common West African CFA franc currency and comprise the West ...

Banks and other financial institutions

* Atlantic Bank Group *

Bank of Africa Bank of Africa (BOA) is a Moroccan banking conglomerate headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco, with banking operations in Morocco and eighteen other African countries. Its main predecessor entities started in 1959 in Morocco and in 1982 in Mali ...

* Bridge Bank Group – Côte d'Ivoire *

Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

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Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

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Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around ...

Kenya

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Central Bank of Kenya The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) ( sw, Banki Kuu ya Kenya) is the monetary authority of Kenya. Its head office is located in Nairobi. CBK was founded by in 1966 after the dissolution of East African Currency Board (EACB). Dr. Patrick Ngugi Njoroge ...

Commercial banks

* ABC Bank (Kenya) * Bank of Africa (Kenya) *

Bank of Baroda Bank of Baroda (BOB or BoB) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat. It is the second largest public sector bank in India after State Bank of India, with 132 million customers, a total business of US$218 billion, a ...

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Bank of India Bank of India (BOI) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. Founded in 1906, it has been government-owned since nationalisation in 1969. BoI is a founder member of SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Inter B ...

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Barclays Bank (Kenya) Absa Bank Kenya Plc, formerly Barclays Bank Kenya Limited, is a commercial bank in Kenya and a subsidiary of South Africa-based Absa Group Limited. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. Loc ...

* CfC Stanbic Holdings * Chase Bank (Kenya) *

Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

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Commercial Bank of Africa Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) was a financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. CBA was licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. ...

* Consolidated Bank of Kenya *

Cooperative Bank of Kenya Co-operative Bank of Kenya is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. The bank has introduced Agency banking m ...

* Credit Bank *

Development Bank of Kenya Development Bank of Kenya is a commercial bank in Kenya. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. Overview Development Bank of Kenya is a medium-sized financial institution providing an array o ...

* Diamond Trust Bank *

Dubai Bank Kenya Dubai Bank Kenya (DBK), whose complete name is Dubai Bank Kenya Limited, but is often referred to as Dubai Bank, was a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It was licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the ...

* Ecobank Transnational * Equatorial Commercial Bank *

Equity Bank Kenya Equity Bank Kenya Limited is a financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It is licensed as a commercial bank by the Central Bank of Kenya, which is the central bank and national banking regulator of Kenya. In 2010 the bank in ...

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Family Bank Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideal ...

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Fidelity Commercial Bank Limited SBM Bank (Kenya) Limited, previously known as Fidelity Commercial Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the country's central bank and national ...

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First Community Bank First Community Bank (FCB), is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. Overview , the bank's total assets were v ...

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Giro Commercial Bank Giro Commercial Bank, whose full name was Giro Commercial Bank Limited, was a commercial bank in Kenya it was acquired and absorbed by I&M Holdings Limited, I&M Holdings in 2017. It was licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and n ...

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Guaranty Trust Bank (Kenya) Guaranty Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd, commonly referred to as GTBank Kenya, is a commercial bank in Kenya and a subsidiary of the Nigerian Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking reg ...

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Guardian Bank Guardian Bank, whose full name is Guardian Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Kenya with headquarters in Nairobi. It is licensed by Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. , the bank was a medium-sized retail ...

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Gulf African Bank Gulf African Bank (GAB), whose full name is Gulf African Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Kenya operating under an Islamic banking regime. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. the b ...

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Bank AL Habib 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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Habib Bank AG Zurich Habib Bank AG Zurich is a Swiss multinational commercial bank which is based in Zurich, Switzerland. It has its operations in Hong Kong, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. History Habib Bank AG Zuric ...

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Housing Finance Company of Kenya Housing Finance Company Limited (''HFC Limited''), commonly referred to as Housing Finance, is a commercial bank in Kenya, regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. HFC is major mortgage lender i ...

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I&M Bank I&M Bank Kenya Limited, is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. Overview As of September 2019, the bank's ...

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Imperial Bank Kenya Imperial Bank Limited commonly known as Imperial Bank, is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is one of the forty-three commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and n ...

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Jamii Bora Bank Kingdom Bank Limited (Kenya), formerly Jamii Bora Bank, is a commercial bank in Kenya. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator. Location The headquarters of the bank are located a ...

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K-Rep Bank Sidian Bank, formerly known as K-Rep Bank, is a commercial bank in Kenya, licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator. Location The headquarters of Sidian Bank are located at K-Rep Centre, on Wood Avenue, in Kilimani ...

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Kenya Commercial Bank KCB Bank Kenya Limited is a financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator. The bank has also been running Agency banking mode ...

* Middle East Bank Kenya *

National Bank of Kenya National Bank of Kenya (NBK), also known as National Bank, is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank, and national banking regulator. Effectiv ...

* NIC Bank * Oriental Commercial Bank * Paramount Universal Bank * Prime Bank (Kenya) *

Standard Chartered Kenya Standard Chartered Kenya, whose official name is Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited, but is sometimes referred to as Stanchart Kenya, is a commercial bank in Kenya. It is a subsidiary of the British multinational financial conglomerate headqua ...

* Trans National Bank Kenya *

United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

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Victoria Commercial Bank Victoria Commercial Bank (VCB) is a private bank in Kenya. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Central Bank of Kenya, the Central Bank and national banking regulator. Location The bank maintains Five branches in Nairobi, Kenya's capital. ...

Representative offices of foreign banks

List of representative offices of foreign banks in Kenya: *

Bank of China The Bank of China (BOC; ) is a Chinese majority state-owned commercial bank headquartered in Beijing and the fourth largest bank in the world. The Bank of China was founded in 1912 by the Republican government as China's central bank, repl ...

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Bank of Kigali Bank of Kigali (BK) is a commercial bank in Rwanda. It is licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda. Location The headquarters and main branch of the bank are located at 6112 KN4 Avenue, in Nyarugenge District, in the city of Kigali, the capital a ...

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Central Bank of India Central Bank of India (CBI) is an Indian public sector bank based in Mumbai. Despite its name, it is not the central bank of India; The Indian central bank is the Reserve Bank of India. History The Central Bank of India was established on ...

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FirstRand Bank FirstRand Limited, also referred to as FirstRand Group is the holding company of FirstRand Bank, and is a financial services provider in South Africa. It is one of the financial services providers licensed by the Reserve Bank of South Africa, ...

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HDFC Bank HDFC Bank Limited (also known as HDB) is an Indian banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai. It is India's largest private sector bank by assets and world's 10th largest bank by market capitalisation . It is the third lar ...

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Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (), commonly known as HSBC (), was the parent entity of the multinational HSBC banking group until 1991, and is now its Hong Kong-based Asia-Pacific subsidiary. The largest bank in Hong ...

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Nedbank Nedbank Group is a financial services group in South Africa offering wholesale and retail banking services as well as insurance, asset management, and wealth management. Nedbank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nedbank Group. Nedbank' ...

Deposit-accepting microfinance institutions

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Kenya Women Microfinance Bank Kenya Women Microfinance Bank, formerly Kenya Women Finance Trust or KWFT, is a deposit-taking microfinance bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. Overview KWFT is a medium-tier financial services provider in Kenya. ...

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Faulu Microfinance Bank Limited Faulu Microfinance Bank Limited, commonly referred to as Faulu Kenya, is a microfinance bank based in Kenya. It is regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya. The word ''Faulu'' is Swahili for succeed. History Faulu Microfinance Bank is a limi ...

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One Acre Fund One Acre Fund is a social enterprise that supplies smallholder farmers in East Africa with asset-based financing and agriculture training services to reduce hunger and poverty. Headquartered in Kakamega, Kenya, the organization works with farmer ...

Investment banks

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age firms in Kenya: * ABC Bank (Kenya) * African Alliance Kenya Investment Bank * Afrika Investment Bank * ApexAfrica Capital * Chase Bank (Kenya) *

Commercial Bank of Africa Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) was a financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. CBA was licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. ...

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Cooperative Bank of Kenya Co-operative Bank of Kenya is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. The bank has introduced Agency banking m ...

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Dyer & Blair Investment Bank Dyer & Blair Investment Bank is a Kenyan investment firm that engages in regional investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services with both Individual and institutional clients. It is regulated by the Capital M ...

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Equity Bank Group Equity Group Holdings Limited (EGHL), formerly Equity Bank Group, is a financial services holding company based in the African Great Lakes region. EGHL's headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sud ...

* Faida Investment Bank * Francis Drummond & Company * Kestrel Capital * Ngenye Kariuki & Co * NIC Bank Group *

Old Mutual Old Mutual Limited is a pan-African investment, savings, insurance, and banking group. It is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, the Namibian Stock Exchange and the Botswana Stock Exchange. It was founded in S ...

* Renaissance Capital * SBG Securities * Standard Investment Bank * Sterling Capital * Suntra Investment Bank

Lesotho

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Central Bank of Lesotho The Central Bank of Lesotho ( st, Banka e Kholo ea Lesotho) is the central bank of Lesotho, in southern Africa. The bank is located in Maseru and its current governor is Dr. Emmanuel Letete (effective from June 2022). The bank was established in ...

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First National Bank (South Africa) First National Bank (FNB; af, Eerste Nasionale Bank (ENB)) is one of South Africa's " big four" banks. It is a division of FirstRand, a large financial services conglomerate, which trades on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE), under the ...

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Nedbank Nedbank Group is a financial services group in South Africa offering wholesale and retail banking services as well as insurance, asset management, and wealth management. Nedbank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nedbank Group. Nedbank' ...

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Standard Bank Standard Bank Group Limited is a major South African bank and financial services group. It is Africa's biggest lender by assets. The company's corporate headquarters, Standard Bank Centre, is situated in Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. History ...

Liberia

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Central Bank of Liberia The Central Bank of Liberia is Liberia's central bank. Its current executive governor is J. Aloysius Tarlue. The offices of the bank are located in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. The bank is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. ...

Investment banks

* The Liberian Bank for Development & Investment

Commercial banks

* Access Bank Liberia *Ecobank Liberia * First International Bank (Liberia) *

Global Bank Liberia Global Bank Liberia Limited (GBLL), commonly referred to as Global Bank Liberia, is a commercial bank in Liberia. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Central Bank of Liberia, the national banking regulator. Overview Global Bank Lib ...

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Guaranty Trust Bank Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC also known as GTCO PLC is a multinational financial services group, that offers retail and investment banking, pension management, asset management and payments services, headquartered in Victoria Island, Lagos ...

* International Bank * Liberian Bank for Development and Investment *

United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

Libya

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Central Bank of Libya The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) is the monetary authority in Libya. It has the status of an autonomous corporate body. The law establishing the CBL stipulates that the objectives of the central bank shall be to maintain monetary stability in Liby ...

Banks

* Alsaraya Trading And Development Bank *

Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce is a commercial bank and investment bank serving several nations in Saharan and Sahelian Africa. The bank's headquarters are located in Libya. Branches A list of branches of BSIC wit ...

* Libyan Arab Foreign Bank *

National Agricultural Bank of Libya The Libyan Agricultural Bank ( ar, المصرف الزراعي) is an agricultural development bank operating under special law and owned by the Libyan government. Established in 1957, it provides advice and guidance on agricultural problems, a ...

* National Commercial Bank *

Sahara Bank The Sahara Bank ( ar, مصرف الصحارى) is a Libyan commercial bank, established in 1964. The bank performs retail and corporate banking operations and its head office is located in Tripoli. Overview The Sahara Bank was established in 19 ...

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Umma Bank The Umma bank ( ar, مصرف الأمة) (Formerly Banco di Roma) was established on 14 April 1907 under agreement between the Government of Italy and the Government of the Turkish Sultan, in the late era of Turkish rule before the invasion of Li ...

Madagascar

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Central Bank of Madagascar The Central Bank of Madagascar ( mg, Banky Foiben'i Madagasikara; french: Banque Centrale de Madagascar, BCM) is the central bank of Madagascar. The bank's mission is to, in collaboration with the general government, and in observation of the laws ...

Commercial banks

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Access Bank plc Access Bank plc, commonly known as Access Bank, is a Nigerian Multinational corporation, multinational commercial bank, owned by Access Bank Group. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. Originally a cor ...

* BNI Madagascar *

Bank of Africa Bank of Africa (BOA) is a Moroccan banking conglomerate headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco, with banking operations in Morocco and eighteen other African countries. Its main predecessor entities started in 1959 in Morocco and in 1982 in Mali ...

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BGFIBank Group BGFIBank Group, whose full name is BGFIBank Group S.A., is a financial services organization headquartered in Gabon. The group has subsidiaries in eight countries including Gabon, Benin, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...

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MCB Madagascar MCB Madagascar is a commercial bank in Madagascar. It is a member of the Mauritius Commercial Bank Group of companies headquartered in Port Louis, Mauritius. It was formerly known as MCB Madagascar. History The bank was established in 1992 by t ...

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Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

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State Bank of Mysore State Bank of Mysore was a Public Sector bank in India, with headquarters at Bangalore. It was one of the five associate banks of State Bank of India, all of which were consolidated with the State Bank of India with effect from 1 April 2017. S ...

Malawi

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Reserve Bank of Malawi The Reserve Bank of Malawi is the central bank of Malawi established in the year 1964 located in Lilongwe. The current governor is Wilson Banda. The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a leading member of thAlliance for ...

Banks

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CDH Investment Bank CDH Investment Bank (CDHIB), is an investment bank in Malawi. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main branch of the bank are located at CDH House, 5 Indepen ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

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FDH Bank FDH Bank, also FDH Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Malawi. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main branch of FDH Bank ...

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First Merchant Bank First Capital Bank Malawi Plc, formerly known as First Merchant Bank Plc, is a commercial bank in Malawi. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, the central bank and national banking regulator. It is a subsidiary of FMB Capital Holdings ...

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National Bank of Malawi National Bank of Malawi (NBM), is a commercial bank in Malawi. The bank is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main office of the Nati ...

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NBS Bank NBS Bank Limited, commonly referred to as NBS Bank, is a commercial bank in Malawi. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, central bank and national banking regulator. Location The head office and man branch of NBS ...

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Nedbank Nedbank Group is a financial services group in South Africa offering wholesale and retail banking services as well as insurance, asset management, and wealth management. Nedbank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nedbank Group. Nedbank' ...

* New Finance Bank (NFB) *

Opportunity International Opportunity International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is working to end global poverty by creating and sustaining jobs. Through a network of 47 program and support partners, Opportunity provides small business loans, savings, insu ...

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Standard Bank Standard Bank Group Limited is a major South African bank and financial services group. It is Africa's biggest lender by assets. The company's corporate headquarters, Standard Bank Centre, is situated in Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. History ...

Mali

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Central Bank of West African States The Central Bank of West African States (french: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO) is a central bank serving the eight west African countries which share the common West African CFA franc currency and comprise the West ...

Commercial banks

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Bank of Africa Bank of Africa (BOA) is a Moroccan banking conglomerate headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco, with banking operations in Morocco and eighteen other African countries. Its main predecessor entities started in 1959 in Morocco and in 1982 in Mali ...

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Banque Atlantique Atlantic Bank Group, commonly known by its French name Groupe Banque Atlantique, is a West African financial services conglomerate, headquartered in Lome, Togo. The Group consisting of banks and other financial services companies in Cote d'Ivoir ...

* Banque de l'Habitat du Mali *

Banque du Développement du Mali The Banque du Développement du Mali (Mali Development Bank in English) is a subsidiary of the Moroccan bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts Deposit account, deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simult ...

* Banque Nationale de Développement Agricole *

Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce is a commercial bank and investment bank serving several nations in Saharan and Sahelian Africa. The bank's headquarters are located in Libya. Branches A list of branches of BSIC wit ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

Mauritania

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Central Bank of Mauritania The Central Bank of Mauritania (french: Banque centrale de Mauritanie, BCM; ar, البنك المركزي الموريتاني) is the central bank of Mauritania, in northwest Africa. The bank is located in the capital Nouakchott, just south of ...

, or Banque Centrale de Mauritanie

Banks

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BNP Paribas BNP Paribas is a French international banking group, founded in 2000 from the merger between Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP, "National Bank of Paris") and Paribas, formerly known as the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. The full name of the grou ...

* Attijariwafa Bank *

Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

Mauritanie

Mauritius

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Bank of Mauritius The Bank of Mauritius (french: Banque de Maurice) is the central bank of the Republic of Mauritius. It was established in September 1967 as the central bank of Mauritius. It was modelled on the Bank of England and was, in effect, set up with th ...

Commercial banks

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Absa Bank (Mauritius) Limited ABSA Bank (Mauritius) Limited is a Commercial bank in Mauritius, it is part of Absa Group Limited. Mr Ravin Rao Dajee is currently the Managing Director. History In 1925, National Bank of South Africa was merged with the ''Anglo-Egyptian Bank'' a ...

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Barclays Bank Mauritius ABSA Bank (Mauritius) Limited is a Commercial bank in Mauritius, it is part of Absa Group Limited. Mr Ravin Rao Dajee is currently the Managing Director. History In 1925, National Bank of South Africa was merged with the ''Anglo-Egyptian Bank'' a ...

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AfrAsia Bank AfrAsia Bank Limited, commonly known as AfrAsia Bank, is authorized and regulated by the Bank of Mauritius and the Financial Services Commission. Headquartered in the Mauritius International Financial Centre with representative office in South ...

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Bank of Baroda Bank of Baroda (BOB or BoB) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat. It is the second largest public sector bank in India after State Bank of India, with 132 million customers, a total business of US$218 billion, a ...

* Bank One Mauritius *

Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG (), sometimes referred to simply as Deutsche, is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Sto ...

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HBL Pakistan Habib Bank Limited ( ur, ) abbreviated as HBL, is a Pakistani multinational bank based in Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1939 by the Habib Family, HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank. In 1951 it opened its first inte ...

* Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation *

Investec Bank Investec is an Anglo-South African international banking and wealth management group. It provides a range of financial products and services to a client base in Europe, Southern Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Investec is dual-listed on the London S ...

* MauBank *

Mauritius Commercial Bank Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) is a commercial bank in Mauritius. MCB is licensed by the Bank of Mauritius, the country's central bank and the nation's banking regulator. The bank's headquarters are located in Port Louis, Mauritius. Overvie ...

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Standard Bank Standard Bank Group Limited is a major South African bank and financial services group. It is Africa's biggest lender by assets. The company's corporate headquarters, Standard Bank Centre, is situated in Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. History ...

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Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around ...

* State Bank of India ( International ) *

State Bank of Mauritius State Bank of Mauritius (SBM), is a bank in Mauritius that the Bank of Mauritius, the national banking regulator, has licensed as a commercial bank. SBM is the second-largest bank in Mauritius with a market share of about 25% of domestic banking ...

Morocco

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Bank Al-Maghrib The Bank Al-Maghrib ( ar, بنك المغرب, ) is the central bank of the Kingdom of Morocco. It was founded in 1959 as the successor to the State Bank of Morocco (est. 1907). In 2008 Bank Al-Maghrib held reserves of foreign currency with an e ...

Major banks

* Attijariwafa Bank * Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur *

BMCI BMCI (french: link=no, Banque marocaine pour le commerce et l'industrie, "Morocco Bank of Commerce and Industry") is a bank based in Morocco. It is a majority-owned subsidiary of the French financial group BNP Paribas. History At the end of t ...

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Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole Group (), sometimes called La banque verte ( en, The green bank) due to its historical ties to farming, is a French international banking group and the world's largest cooperative financial institution. It is France's second lar ...

* CIH *

Groupe Banque Populaire Groupe Banque Populaire ("People's Bank") was a French group of cooperative banks. The central entity was controlled by 15 independent regional banks and also operated under the CASDEN and the Crédit Coopératif subsidiaries. In 2006, Groupe Ba ...

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Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

Investment banks

* Capital Trust *

CDG Capital CDG Capital S.A. is a Moroccan investment bank founded in 2006. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Moroccan Caisse de dépôt et de gestion (CDG). History CDG Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et de gestion (CDG), cr ...

Other banks

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ABN AMRO ABN or abn may refer to: Companies * ABN AMRO Group, a Dutch bank group * ABN AMRO, sometimes referred to as "ABN" in shorthand, is a Dutch state-owned bank * Algemene Bank Nederland, a now-defunct Dutch bank Radio, news and television organizat ...

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Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

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Commerzbank Commerzbank AG () is a major German bank operating as a universal bank, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. In the 2019 financial year, the bank was the second largest in Germany by the total value of its balance sheet. Founded in 1870 in Hambur ...

Mozambique

Central bank

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Bank of Mozambique The Bank of Mozambique ( pt, Banco de Moçambique) is the central bank of Mozambique. The bank does not function as a commercial bank, and has the responsibility of governing the monetary policies of the country. The president of the Republic app ...

, or Banco de Moçambique

Banks and other financial institutions

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BancABC Access Bank Botswana, is a commercial bank formerly known as BancABC Botswana, that is headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. In October 2021, Access Bank Group concluded the acquisition of 78.15 percent shareholding in the stock of the erstwhil ...

* Banco Nacional de Investimentos * BCI - Banco Comercial de Investimentos * Banco Unico *

Barclays Bank Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. Barclays traces ...

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First National Bank (South Africa) First National Bank (FNB; af, Eerste Nasionale Bank (ENB)) is one of South Africa's " big four" banks. It is a division of FirstRand, a large financial services conglomerate, which trades on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE), under the ...

* International Commercial Bank *

MCB Group MCB Group Limited is a financial services holding company. Its headquarters is located in Port Louis, Mauritius, with subsidiaries and investments in Mauritius, France, India, Madagascar, Maldives, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, Seychelles and ...

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Opportunity International Opportunity International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is working to end global poverty by creating and sustaining jobs. Through a network of 47 program and support partners, Opportunity provides small business loans, savings, insu ...

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Procredit Bank The ProCredit Bank Deutschland is a bank based in Frankfurt am Main. It is the youngest bank of the ProCredit Holding, which operates primarily in Southeastern and Eastern Europe as well as in South America and wants to make a contribution to sus ...

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Standard Bank Standard Bank Group Limited is a major South African bank and financial services group. It is Africa's biggest lender by assets. The company's corporate headquarters, Standard Bank Centre, is situated in Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. History ...

Namibia

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Bank of Namibia The Bank of Namibia (BoN) is the central bank of Namibia, whose establishment is enshrined in Article 128 of the Namibian Constitution. It is located in the capital city of Windhoek. The Bank of Namibia was established in 1990 by the ''Bank of Na ...

Investment Banks

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Investec Bank Investec is an Anglo-South African international banking and wealth management group. It provides a range of financial products and services to a client base in Europe, Southern Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Investec is dual-listed on the London S ...

Commercial banks

* Bank BIC * Bank Windhoek *

First National Bank (South Africa) First National Bank (FNB; af, Eerste Nasionale Bank (ENB)) is one of South Africa's " big four" banks. It is a division of FirstRand, a large financial services conglomerate, which trades on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE), under the ...

* Letshego Bank *

Nedbank Nedbank Group is a financial services group in South Africa offering wholesale and retail banking services as well as insurance, asset management, and wealth management. Nedbank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nedbank Group. Nedbank' ...

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Standard Bank Standard Bank Group Limited is a major South African bank and financial services group. It is Africa's biggest lender by assets. The company's corporate headquarters, Standard Bank Centre, is situated in Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. History ...

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Trustco Bank (FIDES Bank Namibia) Trustco Bank (abbreviation of TrustCo Bank Corp. NY) is a commercial bank within the United States. Trustco was founded in Schenectady, New York in 1902 and is headquartered in Glenville, New York. Trustco has 145 branches spread among New Yor ...

Niger

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Central Bank of West African States The Central Bank of West African States (french: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO) is a central bank serving the eight west African countries which share the common West African CFA franc currency and comprise the West ...

Banks and other financial institutions

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Bank of Africa Bank of Africa (BOA) is a Moroccan banking conglomerate headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco, with banking operations in Morocco and eighteen other African countries. Its main predecessor entities started in 1959 in Morocco and in 1982 in Mali ...

* Banque Agricole *

Banque Atlantique Atlantic Bank Group, commonly known by its French name Groupe Banque Atlantique, is a West African financial services conglomerate, headquartered in Lome, Togo. The Group consisting of banks and other financial services companies in Cote d'Ivoir ...

* Banque Commerciale du Niger * Banque de l'Habitat du Niger * Banque Islamique du Niger *

Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce is a commercial bank and investment bank serving several nations in Saharan and Sahelian Africa. The bank's headquarters are located in Libya. Branches A list of branches of BSIC wit ...

* BIA Niger *

CORIS Banque Coris may refer to: * ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae * ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae * Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru * San Pedro de Coris District, a district of the ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

* Orabank

Nigeria

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Central Bank of Nigeria The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is the central bank and apex monetary authority of Nigeria established by the CBN Act of 1958 and commenced operations on 1 July 1959. The major regulatory objectives of the bank as stated in the CBN Act are ...

Commercial Banks with International Authorization *

Access Bank Plc Access Bank plc, commonly known as Access Bank, is a Nigerian Multinational corporation, multinational commercial bank, owned by Access Bank Group. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. Originally a cor ...

* Diamond Bank Plc * Fidelity Bank Plc * First City Monument Bank Plc * First Bank of Nigeria Limited * Guaranty Trust Bank Plc * Skye Bank Plc * Union Bank of Nigeria Plc * United Bank for Africa Plc * Zenith Bank Plc Commercial Banks with National Authorization * Citi Bank Nigeria Limited * Ecobank Nigeria Plc * Heritage Banking Company Limited * Keystone Bank Limited * Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc *

Standard Chartered Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around 9 ...

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Sterling Bank Plc Sterling Bank Plc, which is a full service national commercial bank is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. On Reuters and Bloomberg terminals, it is identified as STERLNB.LG and STERLNBA:NL respectively. The bank provides services to indiv ...

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Unity Bank Plc Unity Bank, also known as Unity Bank plc, is a commercial bank in Nigeria. Overview Unity Bank is a large financial services provider in Nigeria. Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital. Unity Bank also maintains an operations base i ...

* Wema Bank Plc Commercial Banks with Regional Authorization *

Providus Bank Limited ProvidusBank PLC (PB), is a Nigerian financial services provider, licensed as a commercial bank, by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main branch of this bank are locate ...

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SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited (STBNL), is a Nigerian financial services provider, licensed as a commercial bank, by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main branch of thi ...

Microfinance Banks Non-interest Banks * Jaiz Bank Plc * Taj Bank Limited

Merchant Bank A merchant bank is historically a bank dealing in commercial loans and investment. In modern British usage it is the same as an investment bank. Merchant banks were the first modern banks and evolved from medieval merchants who traded in commodi ...

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Coronation Merchant Bank A coronation is the act of placement or bestowal of a crown upon a monarch's head. The term also generally refers not only to the physical crowning but to the whole ceremony wherein the act of crowning occurs, along with the presentation of ot ...

* FBNQuest Merchant Bank * FSDH Merchant Bank *

Nova Merchant Bank A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...

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Rand Merchant Bank FirstRand Limited, also referred to as FirstRand Group is the holding company of FirstRand Bank, and is a financial services provider in South Africa. It is one of the financial services providers licensed by the Reserve Bank of South Africa, ...

Congo

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Bank of Central African States The Bank of Central African States (french: Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale, BEAC) is a central bank that serves six central African countries which form the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa: *Cameroon *Central African ...

Commercial banks

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Afriland First Bank Afriland First Bank is a full-service bank in Cameroon, with subsidiaries in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Liberia, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe and Zambia. The bank was founded in Yaoundé in 1987 under ...

* Attijariwafa Bank * Banque Espírito Santo * Banque Postale du Congo * Banque Sino-Congolaise pour l’Afrique *

BGFIBank Group BGFIBank Group, whose full name is BGFIBank Group S.A., is a financial services organization headquartered in Gabon. The group has subsidiaries in eight countries including Gabon, Benin, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

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Groupe Banque Populaire Groupe Banque Populaire ("People's Bank") was a French group of cooperative banks. The central entity was controlled by 15 independent regional banks and also operated under the CASDEN and the Crédit Coopératif subsidiaries. In 2006, Groupe Ba ...

* Mutuelles congolaises d'épargne et de crédit (MUCODEC) * Société Générale Congo * UBA Congo

Rwanda

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National Bank of Rwanda The National Bank of Rwanda ( rw, Banki Nkuru Y'u Rwanda, french: Banque Nationale du Rwanda) is the central bank of Rwanda. The bank was founded in 1964. The current governor of the bank is John Rwangombwa. Location It is quartered at the N ...

Development banks

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Rwanda Development Bank Development Bank of Rwanda, commonly referred to by its French name Banque Rwandaise de Développement (BRD), is a development bank in Rwanda. It is one of the banks licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda, the national banking regulator. Ove ...

Commercial banks

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Access Bank Rwanda Access Bank Rwanda is a commercial bank in Rwanda. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda, the national banking regulator. Overview The bank is a medium-sized financial institution in Rwanda. According to its ...

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Bank of Kigali Bank of Kigali (BK) is a commercial bank in Rwanda. It is licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda. Location The headquarters and main branch of the bank are located at 6112 KN4 Avenue, in Nyarugenge District, in the city of Kigali, the capital a ...

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Banque Populaire du Rwanda SA BPR Bank Rwanda PLC (BPR PLC; rw, Banki y'Abaturage y'u Rwanda), formerly Banque Populaire du Rwanda SA, is a commercial bank in Rwanda. The bank is licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda, the central bank and national banking regulator. Overv ...

* Commercial Bank of Rwanda * Compagnie Générale de Banque *

Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

Rwanda * Equity Bank *

Guaranty Trust Bank (Rwanda) Guaranty Trust Bank (Rwanda) plc, commonly referred to as GTBank Rwanda, is one of the licensed commercial banks in the Republic of Rwanda. It has been part of Nigerian Guaranty Trust Bank since 2013. , Guaranty Trust Bank (Rwanda) plc had an e ...

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Housing Bank of Rwanda Housing Bank of Rwanda (HBR), also known as Rwanda Housing Bank, was a commercial bank in Rwanda. Its name in French is Banque de l'Habitat du Rwanda SA (BHR). The bank was one of the commercial banks licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda, the ...

* KCB Rwanda *

Urwego Opportunity Bank Urwego Bank (Urwego) is a Christ-centered Microfinance bank in Rwanda. It is licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda, the national banking regulator. History Founded in 1997 by World Relief as Urwego Community Banking, the bank joined the HOPE ...

São Tomé and Príncipe

Central bank

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Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe The Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe or BCSTP) is the central bank of São Tomé and Príncipe, a Portuguese-speaking island nation off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. History ...

Banks

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Afriland First Bank Afriland First Bank is a full-service bank in Cameroon, with subsidiaries in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Liberia, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe and Zambia. The bank was founded in Yaoundé in 1987 under ...

* Banco Internacional da Sao Tomé e Príncipe * Commercial Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe *

Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

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National Investment Bank National Investment Bank, normally abbreviated to NIB, is a state owned commercial bank in Ghana. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the national banking regulator. NIB is a medium-sized financial services provider ...

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Oceanic Bank Oceanic Bank International, commonly referred to as Oceanic Bank, was a bank in Nigeria that provided individual, commercial and corporate banking services. History Oceanic Bank was incorporated on March 26, 1990, as a private limited liability ...

Senegal

Central bank

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Central Bank of West African States The Central Bank of West African States (french: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO) is a central bank serving the eight west African countries which share the common West African CFA franc currency and comprise the West ...

Banks

* Banque Atlantique Senegal (Banque Atlantique) * Bank of Africa - Senegal (BOA) * Banque de Dakar (BDK), BDK Financial Group * Banque De L'Habitat Du Senegal (BHS) * Banque Des Institutions Mutualistes D’Afrique de L’Ouest (BIMAO) * Banque Internationale pour le Commerce Et L’Industrie Du Senegal (BICIS) * Banque Islamique Du Senegal (BIS) * Banque Nationale pour le Développement Economique (BNDE) * Banque pour le Commerce et L’Industrie Du Mali (BCI) * Banque Régionale De Marchés (BRM) * Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l’Investissement et le Commerce (BSIC) * BGFIBank Senegal (BGFI) *

Caisse Nationale de Crédit Agricole du Senegal (CNCAS) Caisse, a French word, may refer to: *Caisse Desjardins, an association of credit unions in Quebec *Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears, a road-bicycle racing team *Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, a public pension fund in Quebec *Caisse nati ...

* Compagnie Bancaire de l'Afrique Occidentale (CBAO), Attijariwafa Bank Group *

Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

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Coris Bank Coris may refer to: * ''Coris'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Labridae * ''Coris'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Primulaceae * Coris District, a district of the Ancash Region in Peru * San Pedro de Coris District, a district of the ...

* Crédit Du Senegal (CDS), Attijariwafa Bank Group * Crédit International (CI), Crédit Libanais Group *

Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

* First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) * La Banque Outarde (LBO) *

NSIA Bank NSIA may refer to: * National Statistics and Information Authority (Afghanistan) * Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority * Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority {{disambig ...

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Diamond Bank Diamond Bank Plc., was a Nigerian multinational financial service provider. Diamond Bank was acquired by Access Bank in December 2018, and announced to complete the transactions of the merger fully in the first half of 2019. On 1 April 2019, ...

* Orabank, part of Oragroup * Société Générale de Banques au Senegal (SGBS),

Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

Group * United Bank For Africa (UBA)

Seychelles

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Central Bank of Seychelles The Central Bank of Seychelles (french: Banque centrale des Seychelles, Seychellois Creole: ''Labank santral Sesel''), is the central bank of Seychelles. It was officially established on 1 January 1983, with the dissolution of its precursor, the ...

Commercial banks

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Bank Al Habib 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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Bank of Baroda Bank of Baroda (BOB or BoB) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat. It is the second largest public sector bank in India after State Bank of India, with 132 million customers, a total business of US$218 billion, a ...

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Bank of Ceylon Bank of Ceylon (BOC; Sinhala: ලංකා බැංකුව ''Lanka Bænkuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை வங்கி ''Ilangai Vangi'') is a state-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in an iconic cyli ...

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Barclays Bank Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. Barclays traces ...

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HBL Pakistan Habib Bank Limited ( ur, ) abbreviated as HBL, is a Pakistani multinational bank based in Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1939 by the Habib Family, HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank. In 1951 it opened its first inte ...

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MCB Group MCB Group Limited is a financial services holding company. Its headquarters is located in Port Louis, Mauritius, with subsidiaries and investments in Mauritius, France, India, Madagascar, Maldives, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, Seychelles and ...

Sierra Leone

Central bank

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Bank of Sierra Leone The Bank of Sierra Leone is the central bank of Sierra Leone. It issues the country's currency, known as the Sierra Leonean leone, Leone. The bank formulates and implements monetary policy, including foreign exchange. Organisation and activit ...

Commercial banks

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Access Bank plc Access Bank plc, commonly known as Access Bank, is a Nigerian Multinational corporation, multinational commercial bank, owned by Access Bank Group. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. Originally a cor ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

* First International Bank *

Guaranty Trust Bank Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC also known as GTCO PLC is a multinational financial services group, that offers retail and investment banking, pension management, asset management and payments services, headquartered in Victoria Island, Lagos ...

* International Commercial Bank *

Rokel Commercial Bank Rokel Commercial Bank (RCB) is a commercial bank in Sierra Leone. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by Bank of Sierra Leone, the national banking regulator. The bank is named after the Rokel River, the longest river in Sierra Leone. R ...

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Sierra Leone Commercial Bank Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB) is a Sierra Leone commercial bank. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Sierra Leone, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. It serves large corporations, small and med ...

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Skye Bank Polaris Bank Limited is a commercial bank based in Nigeria. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the country's banking regulator. In October 2022, the Bank was acquired by Strategic Capital Investment Limited (SCIL). Overview Polaris B ...

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Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around ...

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Union Trust Bank Union Trust Bank (UTB), whose full name is Union Trust Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Sierra Leone. It is licensed as a "commercial bank" by the Bank of Sierra Leone, the central bank and national banking regulator. Overview The bank, acc ...

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United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

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Zenith Bank Zenith Bank Plc is a large financial service provider in Nigeria and Anglophone West Africa. It is licensed as a commercial bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. As of 31 December 2019, it holds $16.1bn in total as ...

Somalia

Central bank

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Central Bank of Somalia The Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) ( so, Bankiga Dhexe ee Soomaaliya, ar, البنك المركزي الصومالي) is the monetary authority of Somalia. Somalia has struggled to reestablish a functioning state since the collapse of an autho ...

Commercial banks

* Agro Africa Bank * Amal Bank *

Commercial and Savings Bank of Somalia The Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) ( so, Bankiga Dhexe ee Soomaaliya, ar, البنك المركزي الصومالي) is the monetary authority of Somalia. Somalia has struggled to reestablish a functioning state since the collapse of an autho ...

* Dara-Salaam Bank * Dahabshil bank * Daryeel Bank Limited *

First Somali Bank The First Somali Bank (FSB) is a bank headquartered in Mogadishu, Somalia. Overview FSB was established in May 2012 by Liban Abdi Egal. It is the first commercial bank to open in southern Somalia since 1991. An Islamic financial institution, the ...

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International Bank of Somalia The (IBS) ( so, Bangiga caalamiga ah ee IBS Bank) is an IBS Bank headquartered in Mogadishu, Somalia. Overview IBS Bank began operations on 11 October 2014 in Mogadishu. Its opening ceremony was attended by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, alon ...

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My Bank Limited My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Mark ...

* National Bank of Somalia * Premier Bank * Salaam Somali Bank * Somali Bank Limited * Somali Commercial Bank *

Trust African Bank Trust often refers to: * Trust (social science), confidence in or dependence on a person or quality It may also refer to: Business and law * Trust law, a body of law under which one person holds property for the benefit of another * Trust (bus ...

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Universal Bank of Somalia Universal is the adjective for universe. Universal may also refer to: Companies * NBCUniversal, a media and entertainment company ** Universal Animation Studios, an American Animation studio, and a subsidiary of NBCUniversal ** Universal TV, a t ...

* Ziraat Katilim

South Africa

Central bank

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South African Reserve Bank The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is the central bank of South Africa. It was established in 1921 after Parliament passed an act, the "Currency and Bank Act of 10 August 1920", as a direct result of the abnormal monetary and financial condit ...

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Locally controlled banks

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African Bank Limited African Bank Limited, is a retail bank in South Africa, that offers financial products and services. The Bank is licensed as a "locally controlled bank" by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). Headquartered in Midrand, South Africa, the bank ...

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Bidvest Bank Bidvest Bank, (BVBL), is a business bank in the Republic of South Africa. It is licensed as a "locally-controlled bank" by the Reserve Bank of South Africa, the national banking regulator. It is a niche bank specialising in foreign exchange ...

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Capitec Bank Capitec Bank is a South African retail bank. As of August 2017 the bank was the second largest retail bank in South Africa, based on number of customers, with 120,000 customers opening new accounts per month. Overview The bank maintains 850 ...

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First National Bank (South Africa) First National Bank (FNB; af, Eerste Nasionale Bank (ENB)) is one of South Africa's " big four" banks. It is a division of FirstRand, a large financial services conglomerate, which trades on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE), under the ...

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FirstRand Bank FirstRand Limited, also referred to as FirstRand Group is the holding company of FirstRand Bank, and is a financial services provider in South Africa. It is one of the financial services providers licensed by the Reserve Bank of South Africa, ...

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Grindrod Bank Grindrod Bank (GRDB) is a commercial bank in South Africa. It is licensed as a "locally-controlled financial institution" by the South African Reserve Bank, the national banking regulator. Overview GRDB is a large financial services provider in ...

* Imperial Bank South Africa *

Investec Investec is an Anglo-South African international banking and wealth management group. It provides a range of financial products and services to a client base in Europe, Southern Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Investec is dual-listed on the London S ...

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Nedbank Nedbank Group is a financial services group in South Africa offering wholesale and retail banking services as well as insurance, asset management, and wealth management. Nedbank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nedbank Group. Nedbank' ...

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Sasfin Bank Sasfin Holdings Limited is a South African based bank-controlling company that listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in 1987. Sasfin and its subsidiaries, notably Sasfin Bank Limited, provide financial products and services for busines ...

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Standard Bank Standard Bank Group Limited is a major South African bank and financial services group. It is Africa's biggest lender by assets. The company's corporate headquarters, Standard Bank Centre, is situated in Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. History ...

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Teba Bank Limited Ubank (stylised as ubank) is an Australian direct bank, that operates as a division of National Australia Bank (NAB). It was established in 2008, and provides savings products and home loans over the Internet and telephone. Ubank operates un ...

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TymeBank TymeBank is an exclusively digital retail bank based in South Africa. Digital banking Headquartered in Rosebank, Johannesburg, TymeBank does not have any physical bank branches and relies on an Android banking App, an Internet Banking site ...

Foreign-controlled banks

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Absa Group Absa Group Limited (ABGL; formerly Barclays Africa Group Limited), and originally Amalgamated Banks of South Africa, is a South African-based financial services group, offering personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and inves ...

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Habib Bank AG Zurich Habib Bank AG Zurich is a Swiss multinational commercial bank which is based in Zurich, Switzerland. It has its operations in Hong Kong, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. History Habib Bank AG Zuric ...

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HBL Pakistan Habib Bank Limited ( ur, ) abbreviated as HBL, is a Pakistani multinational bank based in Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1939 by the Habib Family, HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank. In 1951 it opened its first inte ...

Branches of foreign banks

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Bank of Baroda Bank of Baroda (BOB or BoB) is an Indian public sector bank headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat. It is the second largest public sector bank in India after State Bank of India, with 132 million customers, a total business of US$218 billion, a ...

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Bank of China The Bank of China (BOC; ) is a Chinese majority state-owned commercial bank headquartered in Beijing and the fourth largest bank in the world. The Bank of China was founded in 1912 by the Republican government as China's central bank, repl ...

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Bank of Taiwan The Bank of Taiwan (BOT, , see below) is a commercial bank headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. It is owned by the government of Taiwan. History The Bank of Taiwan was established as Taiwan's central bank in 1899, during Japanese rule. Th ...

* Calyon * China Construction Bank Corporation *

Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

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Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG (), sometimes referred to simply as Deutsche, is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Sto ...

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HSBC HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational universal bank and financial services holding company. It is the largest bank in Europe by total assets ahead of BNP Paribas, with US$2.953 trillion as of December 2021. In 2021, HSBC had $10.8 tri ...

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JPMorgan Chase Bank JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase Bank or often as Chase, is an American national bank headquartered in New York City, that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of the U.S. multinational banking and fina ...

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Royal Bank of Scotland The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS; gd, Banca Rìoghail na h-Alba) is a major retail and commercial bank in Scotland. It is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of NatWest Group, together with NatWest (in England and Wales) and Ulster Bank ...

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Société Générale Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English as SocGen (), is a French-based multinational financial services company founded in 1864, registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale ...

* South African Bank of Athens (99.79% subsidiary of

National Bank of Greece The National Bank of Greece (NBG; el, Εθνική Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος) is a global banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. 85% of the company's pretax preprovision profits are derived ...

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Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around ...

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State Bank of India State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian multinational public sector bank and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. SBI is the 49th largest bank in the world by total assets and ranked 221st in the ''Fortune ...

Other banks

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Development Bank of Southern Africa The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is a development finance institution wholly owned by the Government of South Africa. The bank intends to "accelerate sustainable socio-economic development in the Southern African Development Communi ...

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Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa Land and Development Bank of South Africa (LADBSA) is a government-owned development bank in the Republic of South Africa. The bank was established as a development finance institution in 1912 by the Government of South Africa. The main objectiv ...

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Postbank South Africa South African Post Office (SA Post Office) is the national postal service of South Africa and as a state owned enterprise, its only shareholder is the South African government. In terms of South African law, the Post Office is the only entity ...

Sudan

Central bank

* Central Bank of Sudan

Commercial banks

* Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank * Agricultural Bank Sudan *

Al Shamal Islamic Bank The Al-Shamal Islamic Bank of Khartoum, founded in 1983, is one of the major financial institutions of Sudan, and one of the leading Islamic banks worldwide. The bank changed its brand to Balad Bank the 3rd of August 2018. Shareholders Accordi ...

* Aljazeera Sudanese Jordanian Bank * Alkhaleej Bank * Alnile Bank * Alsalam Bank * Animal Resources Bank * Arab Sudanese Bank * Bank of Khartoum * Baraka Bank (Sudan) * Blue Nile Mashreg Bank * Byblos Bank (Africa) * Export Development Bank *

Family Bank Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideal ...

* Farmer Commercial Bank * Financial Investment Bank * First Abu Dhabi Bank * Fisal Islamic Bank *

Industrial Development Bank Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan () is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is among the oldest financing institutions in Pakistan. History Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (IDBP) is one of Pakistan's oldest development financin ...

* Ivory Bank - Sudan * Nileen Bank * National Bank of Abu Dhabi * National Bank of Egypt (Khartoum) *

National Bank of Sudan The National Bank of Sudan is a private bank located in Khartoum state which is the capital of Sudan. The bank was formed in 1981. History The bank was established in 1981. In July 2006, the Lebanon's Bank Audi acquired 75% of the value of t ...

* Omdurman National Bank * QNB (Sudan) * Real Estate Commercial Bank * Sahil and Sahara Bank (Sudan) * Saudi Sudanese Bank * Saving & Social Development Bank * Sudanese Egyptian bank * Sudanese French Bank * Sudanese Islamic Bank * Tadamon Islamic Bank * QIB (Sudan) * United Capital Bank * Workers National Bank * Ziraat Katilim (Sudan)

South Sudan

Central bank

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Commercial banks

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Buffalo Commercial Bank Buffalo Commercial Bank (BCB) is a commercial bank in South Sudan. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of South Sudan, the national banking regulator. Overview The bank is an indigenous South Sudanese financial institution, ...

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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) is the largest commercial bank in Ethiopia. As of June 2021, it had about 1.1 trillion birr in assets and held approximately 67% of deposits and about 53% of all bank loans in the country. The bank has arou ...

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Equity Bank South Sudan Equity Bank South Sudan Limited (EBSSL) is a commercial bank in South Sudan. The bank provides banking services to individuals and to small and medium business enterprises. It is one of the commercial banks licensed to operate in the country by ...

* International Commercial Bank *

Ivory Bank Ivory Bank is a commercial bank in South Sudan. It is one of the commercial banks licensed to operate in South Sudan, by the Bank of South Sudan, the national banking regulator. The bank was one of the earliest financial institutions opened to se ...

* Kenya Commercial Bank (South Sudan) *

Nile Commercial Bank Nile Commercial Bank (NCB) is a commercial bank in South Sudan. It is one of the commercial banks licensed to operate in South Sudan, by the Bank of South Sudan, the national banking regulator. The bank is an indigenous South Sudanese commercial ...

Swaziland

Central bank

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Central Bank of Swaziland The Central Bank of Eswatini (Swazi: ''Umntsholi Wemaswati''), is the central bank of Eswatini. It was established in April 1974 and is based in capital Mbabane. According to the bank's website, the bank's mission is to promote monetary stability ...

Commercial banks

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First National Bank (South Africa) First National Bank (FNB; af, Eerste Nasionale Bank (ENB)) is one of South Africa's " big four" banks. It is a division of FirstRand, a large financial services conglomerate, which trades on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE), under the ...

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Nedbank Nedbank Group is a financial services group in South Africa offering wholesale and retail banking services as well as insurance, asset management, and wealth management. Nedbank Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nedbank Group. Nedbank' ...

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Standard Bank Standard Bank Group Limited is a major South African bank and financial services group. It is Africa's biggest lender by assets. The company's corporate headquarters, Standard Bank Centre, is situated in Simmonds Street, Johannesburg. History ...

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Swazi Bank Swazi may refer to: * Swazi people The Swazi or Swati ( Swati: ''Emaswati'', singular ''Liswati'') are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, inhabiting Eswatini, a sovereign kingdom in Southern Africa. EmaSwati are part of the Nguni ...

Tanzania

Central bank

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Bank of Tanzania The Bank of Tanzania ( sw, Benki Kuu ya Tanzania) is the central bank of the United Republic of Tanzania. It is responsible for issuing the national currency, the Tanzanian shilling. The bank was established under the Bank of Tanzania Act 196 ...

Commercial banks

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Access Bank plc Access Bank plc, commonly known as Access Bank, is a Nigerian Multinational corporation, multinational commercial bank, owned by Access Bank Group. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. Originally a cor ...

* Advans Bank Tanzania *

Akiba Commercial Bank Akiba Commercial Bank (ACB) is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator. Overview The bank is a retail commercial bank that focuses on serving the poorest of poor Tanz ...

* Azania Bank *

BancABC Access Bank Botswana, is a commercial bank formerly known as BancABC Botswana, that is headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. In October 2021, Access Bank Group concluded the acquisition of 78.15 percent shareholding in the stock of the erstwhil ...

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Bank of Africa Bank of Africa (BOA) is a Moroccan banking conglomerate headquartered in Casablanca, Morocco, with banking operations in Morocco and eighteen other African countries. Its main predecessor entities started in 1959 in Morocco and in 1982 in Mali ...

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Barclays Bank Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. Barclays traces ...

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Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

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Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania) Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania) (CBAT) is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. The bank is a subsidiary of the Commercial Bank of Africa Group and ha ...

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CRDB Bank CRDB Bank Plc is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator. As of 31 December. 2018, the bank was reporting Total Assets of TSh 8 billion and Total Deposits ...

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Diamond Trust Bank (Tanzania) Limited Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania Plc (DTBT) is a commercial bank in Tanzania, licensed by the Bank of Tanzania. Overview Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania PLC is a large financial services provider in Tanzania, with total assets valued at TSh 1,405&nbs ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

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Exim Bank (Tanzania) Exim Bank (Tanzania) (EBT), is a commercial bank in Tanzania, the second-largest economy in the East African Community. The bank is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, which is the country's central bank and national banking regulator. Overview EB ...

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FBME Bank FBME Bank was an international commercial bank. It offered commercial banking services and products to corporate and individual clients. Its traditional banking lines included international payment services, multi-currency account, credit facili ...

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HBL Pakistan Habib Bank Limited ( ur, ) abbreviated as HBL, is a Pakistani multinational bank based in Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1939 by the Habib Family, HBL became Pakistan's first commercial bank. In 1951 it opened its first inte ...

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I&M Bank (Tanzania) I&M Bank Tanzania Limited is a commercial bank in Tanzania headquartered in Dar es Salaam and a subsidiary of Kenyan based I&M Bank Group. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator. , the bank was ...

* International Commercial Bank *

KCB Tanzania KCB Bank Tanzania Limited, also KCB Bank Tanzania, is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is one of the twenty-nine (29) banks licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the country's banking regulator. The bank is a member of the Kenya Commercial Bank Group ( ...

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Mkombozi Commercial Bank Mkombozi Commercial Bank Plc. is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is licensed by Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator. ''Mkombozi'' is a Swahili word meaning ''Savior'' Overview The bank is a small commercial bank ...

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National Bank of Commerce (Tanzania) National Bank of Commerce (Tanzania), whose full name is National Bank of Commerce (Tanzania) Limited, sometimes referred to as NBC (Tanzania), or as NBC (Tanzania) Limited, is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is one of the commercial banks l ...

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National Microfinance Bank NMB Bank, is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the central bank and national banking regulator. , the bank was a large financial services institution, providing commercial banking services to individuals, sma ...

* NIC Bank Tanzania * People's Bank of Zanzibar * Stanbic Bank *

Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around ...

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United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

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Zenith Bank Zenith Bank Plc is a large financial service provider in Nigeria and Anglophone West Africa. It is licensed as a commercial bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator. As of 31 December 2019, it holds $16.1bn in total as ...

Registered regional unit banks

* Dar es Salaam Community Bank * Kilimanjaro Co-operative Bank * Mwanga Community Bank

Registered financial institutions

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Tanzania Investment Bank TIB Development Bank, formerly known as Tanzania Investment Bank (TIB), is a government-owned development bank in Tanzania. The bank is the first development finance institution established by the Government of Tanzania. The activities of TIB are ...

* Tanzania Women Bank Limited

Togo

Central bank

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Central Bank of West African States The Central Bank of West African States (french: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO) is a central bank serving the eight west African countries which share the common West African CFA franc currency and comprise the West ...

Commercial banks

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Banque Atlantique Atlantic Bank Group, commonly known by its French name Groupe Banque Atlantique, is a West African financial services conglomerate, headquartered in Lome, Togo. The Group consisting of banks and other financial services companies in Cote d'Ivoir ...

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Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce Banque Sahélo-Saharienne pour l'Investissement et le Commerce is a commercial bank and investment bank serving several nations in Saharan and Sahelian Africa. The bank's headquarters are located in Libya. Branches A list of branches of BSIC wit ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

Tunisia

Central bank

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Central Bank of Tunisia The Central Bank of Tunisia ( ar, البنك المركزي التونسي, french: link=, Banque Centrale de Tunisie, BCT) is the central bank of Tunisia. The bank is in Tunis and its current governor is Marouane Abassi, who replaced Chedly Aya ...

(Banque Centrale de Tunisie)

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Amen Bank Amen Bank is a private sector bank in Tunisia. It is listed in the Bourse de Tunis. Overview Amen Bank was founded in 1966, as a result of the independence from the Crédit Foncier d'Algérie et de Tunisie (CFAT), a local branch of the French ...

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Arab Banking Corporation Arab Banking Corporation (also called Bank ABC) is an international bank with headquarters in the Diplomatic Area of Manama, in Bahrain. It was incorporated as a joint stock company in 1980 through a special decree by the Amir of Bahrain. It obtai ...

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Arab Tunisian Bank Arab Tunisian Bank (ATB) ( ar, البنك العربي لتونس), a Tunisian commercial bank, was created on June 30, 1982, by the integration of a branch of the Arab Bank Tunis with Tunisian individuals. Its mission was contribution to the econo ...

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Banque de Tunisie The Banque de Tunisie ( ar, البنك التونسي, en, Bank of Tunisia) is a bank in Tunisia, the first established in the country in modern times. It has been listed in the Bourse de Tunis since 1990.Oxford Business Group, ''Tunisia, 2009 ( ...

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Banque de Tunisie et des Emirats Banque de Tunisie et des Emirats (BTE) is a bank in Tunisia. It is listed in the Bourse de Tunis. Overview Banque de Tunisie et des Emirats was founded in 1982 as a result of an agreement between Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates. It is headquar ...

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Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie (BIAT) is the largest private sector bank in Tunisia. It is listed on the Tunisian Stock Exchange (''Bourse de Tunis''). Overview The Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie was founded in 1976, as a result ...

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Banque Nationale Agricole Banque Nationale Agricole (BNA) is a state-controlled bank in Tunisia. External links * References Banks established in 1959 Banks of Tunisia 1959 establishments in Tunisia Companies listed on the Bourse de Tunis Government-owned co ...

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Banque Zitouna Banque Zitouna is the first Islamic bank in Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital ...

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Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

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Stusid Bank Stusid Bank is a bank in Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. Overview Société Tuniso-Saoudienne d'Investissement et de Développement was founded on May 30, 1981. It was the result of an agreement between the government of Tunisia and that of Saudi Arabi ...

Uganda

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Bank of Uganda The Bank of Uganda ( sw, Benki Kuu ya Uganda) is the central bank of Uganda. Established in 1966, by Act of Parliament, the bank is wholly owned by the government but is not a government department. History In 1979 and again in 1987, the Ba ...

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East African Development Bank The East African Development Bank (EADB) is a development finance institution with the objective of promoting development in the member countries of the East African Community. Overview EADB plays a threefold role of lender, adviser, and developm ...

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Uganda Development Bank The Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDBL) is a government-owned development bank in Uganda. Overview UDBL which began operating in 1972, was the first development finance institution established by the government of Uganda. The main objectiv ...

Investment banks

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Dyer & Blair Investment Bank Dyer & Blair Investment Bank is a Kenyan investment firm that engages in regional investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services with both Individual and institutional clients. It is regulated by the Capital M ...

Commercial banks

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Bank of Africa (Uganda) Bank of Africa Uganda Limited, also known as BOA Uganda (BOAU), is one of the commercial banks in Uganda that have been licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main ...

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Bank of Baroda (Uganda) The Bank of Baroda Uganda Limited, also known as the Bank of Baroda Uganda (BBU), is a commercial bank in Uganda and a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian government owned banking and financial service company Bank of Baroda . It is one of the ...

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Barclays Bank of Uganda Absa Bank Uganda Limited, formerly known as Barclays Bank of Uganda Limited, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. The bank is a subsidiary of Absa Group Limited, a ...

* Cairo Bank Uganda * Centenary Bank *

Citibank Uganda Citibank Uganda, is a commercial bank in Uganda operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of New York-based Citigroup. It is one of the regulated banking institutions licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator. Overview The bank ...

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Crane Bank Crane Bank Limited is a commercial bank in Uganda licensed and supervised by the Bank of Uganda (BOU), the central bank and national banking regulator. Crane Bank was acquired by DFCU Bank in January 2017 at a cost of Ush200 billion ($52.8 million ...

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DFCU Bank DFCU Bank, registered as the Development Finance Company of Uganda Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda (BoU), Uganda's central bank and national banking regulator. Overview As of December 2021, DFC ...

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Diamond Trust Bank (Uganda) Limited Diamond Trust Bank Uganda Limited (DTBUL), is a commercial bank headquartered in Uganda. It is licensed and supervised by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. Overview As at December 2018, the bank's total assets ...

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Ecobank (Uganda) Ecobank Uganda is a bank in Uganda that operates as a commercial bank under a license granted by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters of Ecobank Uganda are located at Plot 8A, Kafu Road, ...

* Equity Bank Uganda *

Exim Bank (Uganda) Exim Bank (Uganda) (EBU), commonly known as Exim Bank, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Uganda (BOU), the central bank and national banking regulator. EBU is a member of the Exim Bank Group ...

* Fina Bank (Uganda) *

Housing Finance Bank Housing Finance Bank (HFB) is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator. Overview HFB is a full service retail bank that is primarily involved in mortgage banking. ...

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KCB Bank Uganda Limited KCB Bank Uganda Limited, also KCB Bank Uganda, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location Te headquarters of KCB Bank Uganda are located at Commercial Plaza ...

* Orient Bank *

Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (SBU) is a commercial bank in Uganda and is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator. Overview SBU is the largest commercial bank in the country, by assets. As of 31 December 2021, the bank's ...

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Standard Chartered Uganda Standard Chartered Uganda, whose official name is Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited but is often referred to as Stanchart Uganda, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is one of the banks licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and nat ...

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Tropical Bank Tropical Bank is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed and supervised by the Bank of Uganda, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. Overview , Tropical Bank was a small financial services provider in Uganda. The bank's ...

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United Bank for Africa (Uganda) United Bank for Africa Uganda Limited, also UBA Uganda, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. UBA Uganda is a subsidiary of the United Bank for Africa, headquarter ...

Licensed credit institutions

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Mercantile Credit Bank Mercantile Credit Bank (MCB), is a Ugandan tier II financial institution licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator. MCB is classified as "credit institution", one of only four such institutions in this class of financial s ...

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Opportunity Uganda Limited Opportunity Bank Uganda Limited (OBUL), is a commercial bank in Uganda. It received a commercial banking licence from the Bank of Uganda on 25 September 2019. Location OBUL's headquarters are located in Opportunity House, at 1259 Old Kira Road, ...

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PostBank Uganda PostBank Uganda is a commercial bank in Uganda, licensed and supervised by the Bank of Uganda, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. The bank received her tier-1 banking license in December 2021. Before that, PostBank Uga ...

Centrally regulated microfinance institutions

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FINCA Uganda Limited FINCA Uganda Limited, also known as FINCA Uganda, is a microfinance deposit-accepting institution (MDI) in Uganda. It is licensed and regulated by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters o ...

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Pride Microfinance Limited Pride Microfinance Limited (PMFL), is a microfinance deposit-taking institution (MDI) in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. PMFL provides financial services to that segment of the U ...

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UGAFODE Microfinance Limited UGAFODE Microfinance Limited, commonly called UGAFODE, is a microfinance deposit-accepting institution (MDI) in Uganda. It is licensed and supervised by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarter ...

* Uganda Finance Trust Limited

Other microfinance institutions

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BRAC (organisation) BRAC is an international development organisation based in Bangladesh. In order to receive foreign donations, BRAC was subsequently registered under the NGO Affairs Bureau of the Government of Bangladesh. BRAC is the largest non-governmental ...

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Catholic Relief Services Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Founded in 1943 by the Bishops of the United States, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 110 ...

Zambia

Central bank

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Bank of Zambia The Bank of Zambia (BoZ), is the central bank of Zambia. Overview The principal responsibility of the bank is to create and implement monetary policy that will maintain the economic stability of the country. The Bank is active in promoting financ ...

Commercial banks

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Access Bank Zambia Access Bank Zambia, whose full name is Access Bank Zambia Limited, is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main branch of Access Bank ...

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BancABC Access Bank Botswana, is a commercial bank formerly known as BancABC Botswana, that is headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. In October 2021, Access Bank Group concluded the acquisition of 78.15 percent shareholding in the stock of the erstwhil ...

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Bank of China The Bank of China (BOC; ) is a Chinese majority state-owned commercial bank headquartered in Beijing and the fourth largest bank in the world. The Bank of China was founded in 1912 by the Republican government as China's central bank, repl ...

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Barclays Bank Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. Barclays traces ...

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Cavmont Bank Cavmont Bank Limited is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main branch of Cavmont Bank Limited are located at 2374 Thabo Mbeki Road, ...

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Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

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Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 36 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, se ...

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Finance Bank Zambia Limited Atlas Mara Bank Zambia Limited (AMBZL), commonly referred to as Atlas Mara Bank Zambia, is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. AMBZL was established on 1 December 2016 ...

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First Alliance Bank Zambia Limited First Alliance Bank Zambia Limited (FABZL), also known as First Alliance Bank (Zambia), is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main branch ...

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First National Bank (South Africa) First National Bank (FNB; af, Eerste Nasionale Bank (ENB)) is one of South Africa's " big four" banks. It is a division of FirstRand, a large financial services conglomerate, which trades on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE), under the ...

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Indo-Zambia Bank Limited Indo–Zambia Bank (IZB), whose full name is Indo–Zambia Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. Overview IZB is a medium-sized financial services p ...

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Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank (ZICB), is a commercial bank in Zambia. The bank is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. History In November 2016, the Bank of Zambia to ...

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Investrust Bank Investrust Bank Plc., commonly known as Investrust Bank, is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The head office of the bank is in Ody's Building, along Gre ...

* Stanbic Bank *

Standard Chartered Bank (Zambia) Standard Chartered Zambia, officially Standard Chartered Bank Zambia Plc, commonly known as is a Stanchart Zambia, is a commercial bank in Zambia and a subsidiary of Standard Chartered. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and na ...

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United Bank for Africa United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is a Multinational pan-African financial services group headquartered in Lagos and known as Africa’s Global Bank. It has subsidiaries in 20 African countries and offices in London, Paris and New York. In Dece ...

* Zambia National Commercial Bank

Microfinance institution

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FINCA International FINCA International is a non-profit, microfinance organization, founded by John Hatch in 1984. FINCA is the innovator of the village banking methodology in microcredit and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern-day microfinance. ...

Zimbabwe

Central bank

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is the central bank of Zimbabwe and is headquartered in the capital city Harare. History The bank traces its history to the Reserve Bank of Rhodesia, founded on 22 May 1964, but which succeeded the Bank of Rhodesia ...

Development banks

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African Development Bank The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) or (BAD) is a multilateral development finance institution headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, since September 2014. The AfDB is a financial provider to African governments and private companies i ...

Merchant banks

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First Merchant Bank First Capital Bank Malawi Plc, formerly known as First Merchant Bank Plc, is a commercial bank in Malawi. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, the central bank and national banking regulator. It is a subsidiary of FMB Capital Holdings ...

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Trust Merchant Bank Trust Merchant Bank or TMB, is a commercial bank based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with its headquarters located in Lubumbashi. The bank began operations in 2004. TMB operates in all sectors of the local banking market, including i ...

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Universal Merchant Bank The Universal Merchant Bank, formerly known as Merchant Bank Ghana Limited, is a Ghanaian financial institution headquartered in Accra. History Established on 15 March 1972, the Universal Merchant Bank began its operations as a merchant bank ...

Commercial banks and other financial institutions

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African Century Bank African or Africans may refer to: * Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa: ** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa *** Ethn ...

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BancABC Access Bank Botswana, is a commercial bank formerly known as BancABC Botswana, that is headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. In October 2021, Access Bank Group concluded the acquisition of 78.15 percent shareholding in the stock of the erstwhil ...

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Barclays Bank Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. Barclays traces ...

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CBZ Bank Limited CBZ Bank Limited, also CBZ Bank, is a commercial bank in Zimbabwe. It is one of the financial services institutions licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main br ...

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Ecobank Zimbabwe Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited (EZL), is a commercial bank in Zimbabwe. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and a subsidiary of Togo-based Ecobank. Ecobank Zimbabwe is a small financial services provider in Zimba ...

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FBC Bank FBC Bank , whose full name is FBC Bank Limited, is a commercial in Zimbabwe. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The main branch and headquarters of the bank are located on t ...

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Metropolitan Bank of Zimbabwe Metbank, formerly known as Metropolitan Bank of Zimbabwe, is a commercial bank in Zimbabwe. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main branch of Metbank are ...

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NBS Bank NBS Bank Limited, commonly referred to as NBS Bank, is a commercial bank in Malawi. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, central bank and national banking regulator. Location The head office and man branch of NBS ...

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Standard Chartered Bank (Zimbabwe) Standard Chartered Zimbabwe (officially Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe Limited) is a commercial bank in Zimbabwe and a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the central bank and national ...

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Steward Bank Steward Bank, whose official name is Steward Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Zimbabwe. It is one of the regulated banking institutions licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The ...

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