MCB Madagascar is a commercial bank in
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. It is a member of the
Mauritius Commercial Bank Group of companies headquartered in
Port Louis
Port Louis (french: Port-Louis; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Polwi or , ) is the capital city of Mauritius. It is mainly located in the Port Louis District, with a small western part in the Black River District. Port Louis is the country's ec ...
,
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
. It was formerly known as MCB Madagascar.
History
The bank was established in 1992 by two banking entities,
Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd and
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.
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, in the name of Union Commercial Bank. The bank is a fully licensed commercial bank in
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
, which by 2007 had established branches in
Antananarivo
Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "An ...
(Antsahavola, Ankonrondrano, Ankadimbahoaka, Ambohibao),
Taomasina, and
Mahajanga
Mahajanga (French: Majunga) is a city and an administrative district on the northwest coast of Madagascar. The city of Mahajanga (Mahajanga I) is the capital of the Boeny Region. The district (identical to the city) had a population of 220,629 i ...
. In 2007, the bank changed its name to Mauritius Commercial Bank (Madagascar) SA.
UCB became MCBM in 2007
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Ownership
The original shareholders were 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.
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(70%), Standard Bank South Africa (10%), BFCOI (10%), FIARO (5%) and Société Manofi (5%). See table below: Currently, the shareholding may differ from the original ratios in 1992.
See also
* Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd
* 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 ...
References
External links
History of MCB Madagascar as Union Commercial Bank
MCB Madagascar Homepage
(French)
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Banks of Madagascar
Companies based in Antananarivo
Banks established in 1992
Economy of Madagascar