List of banks in the Arab world explained
The following is a list of banks in the Arab World. The modern system of Arab banks was created in Egypt in the late 19th century, with the campaign of modernizing the country. Today Arab banks are among the most pioneering in Developing countries, and some are competitors to major international banks. A new system of banking has also been introduced by the Arab World, to suit its Islamic laws regarding the creation of wealth, thus Islamic banks were created.
Algeria
Central bank
Commercial Private Banks
Bahrain
Central bank
Retail Conventional Banks[2]
Wholesale Conventional Banks
Retail Islamic Banks[3]
Wholesale Islamic Banks
- ABC Islamic Bank (E.C.)
- Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. (c)
- Arab Islamic Bank (E.C)
- Bank Al-Khair B.S.C. (c)
- Citi Islamic Investment Bank E.C.
- First Energy Bank B.S.C. (c)
- GFH Investment Bank (B.S.C) E.C.
- Global Banking Corporation BSC (c)
- Ibdar Bank B.S.C.
- International Investment Bank B.S.C (c)
- Investment Dar Bank B.S.C (c)
- Investors Bank B.S.C. (c)
- Kuwait Turkish Participation Bank Inc.
- Liquidity Management Centre B.S.C (c)
- RA Bahrain B.S.C. (c)
- Seera Investment Bank B.S.C (c)
- Turkiye Finans Katilim Banakasi A.S.
- Venture Capital Bank B.S.C (c)
Comoros
Central bank
Development banks
- Banque de Développement des Comores
Commercial banks
Networks of mutual savings
- Mutuelles d'épargne et crédit des Comores
- Sanduk
Sources:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120220134155/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_km.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081218091525/http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/FINANCIALINFORMATION/COMOROS.PDF
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120312060035/http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=6437
Djibouti
Central bank
- National Bank of Djibouti or (Banque Nationale de Djibouti)
Commercial banks
Sources:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120220134203/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_dj.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100108124401/http://www.muslimtrade.net/tradeguideline/djibouti/
- http://allafrica.com/stories/200812290109.html
Egypt
Central bank
Banks
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20130126183205/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_eg.htm
Iraq
See main article: List of banks in Iraq.
Central bank
State-owned banks
Private banks
International banks
Standard Chartered Bank
Jordan
Kuwait
See main article: List of banks in Kuwait.
Central Bank
Local Banks
Foreign Banks
Lebanon
Central bank
Major banks
Other banks
Foreign banks
- Arab Finance House S.A.L.
- Banca Di Roma S.P.A
- Bank of Kuwait And The Arab World S.A.L.
- Banque Nationale de Paris "Intercontinentale"
- HSBC Bank Middle East
- Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon S.A.L.
- Standard Chartered Bank S.A.L.
- Lebanese Canadian Bank S.A.L.
- Lebanese Islamic Bank S.A.L.
- Lebanese Swiss Bank S.A.L.
- Lebanon & Gulf Bank S.A.L.
- Banque de Syrie et du Liban
- Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank S.A.L.
- National Bank of Kuwait
Libya
Central bank
Banks
Sources:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130818143800/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_ly.htm
- List of Libyan Banks
- http://www.cbl.gov.ly/en/variant/index.php?cid=102
Mauritania
Central bank
Banks
- Banque Arabe Africaine en Mauritanie
- Banque Arabe Liyenne Mauritaienne pour le Commerce Extérieur
- Banque Internationale pour la Mauritanie
- Banque Maurienienne Nationale
- Banque Mauritanienne pour le Commerce International
- Banque Mauritanienne pour le Développement et le Commerce
- Banque Mondiale en Mauritanie
- Caisse Centrale de Coopération Économique
- Chinguitty Bank
- Generale de Banque de Mauritanie pour l'Investissement et le Commerce
- Union de Banques de Development
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20130818113312/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_mr.htm
Morocco
Central bank
Major banks
Investment banks
- Casablanca Finance Group
- Attijari Finances Corp.
- BMCE Capital
- CDG Capital
- Capital Trust Maroc
Other banks
- ABN AMRO Maroc
- Arab Bank Maroc
- Banco Immobiliario y Mercantil de Marruecos
- Bank Al Amal
- Banque Marocaine pour l'Afrique et l'Orient
- Banque Nationale pour le Développement Économique
- Bex-Maroc
- Citibank
- Commerzbank
- Crédit Populaire du Maroc
- Limar Bank Casa Union Marocaine de Banques
- Raw-Mat Bank
- Société de Banque & de Crédit
- Société Marocaine de Depôt et de Crédit
- Société Mithaq Al Maghrib
- Union Bancaria Hispano Marroqui Uniban
- Union Marocaine des Banques
Qatar
Syria
Central bank
Public banks
- Agricultural Cooperative Bank (Syria)
- Commercial Bank of Syria
- Industrial Bank of Syria
- National Microfinance Bank
- Popular Credit Bank
- Real-Estate Bank
- Saving Bank
Private and Foreign banks
Islamic banks
Somalia
Central bank
Development bank
Commercial banks
Sources:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110728040758/http://somalbanca.org/home.html
- Central Bank of Somalia
- http://www.nbos.org/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130818115746/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_so.htm
Sudan
Central bank
Source: http://www.cbos.gov.sd
Commercial banks
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20130818113227/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_sd.htm
Tunisia
Central bank
Banks
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20130818112145/http://www.portalino.it/banks/_tn.htm
United Arab Emirates
Central Bank
Major commercial banks
Islamic banks
Defunct or merged banks
Yemen
Notes and References
- http://www.bank-of-algeria.dz/ Website of the Bank of Algeria (French)
- http://www.cbb.gov.bh/assets/CBB%20Register/CBL-June.2015.pdf Conventional Banks in Bahrain-CBB
- http://www.cbb.gov.bh/assets/CBB%20Register/IslB-June2015.pdf Islamic Banks in Bahrain-CBB
- Web site: USAID-Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program; Investor Guide of Baghdad . USAID-Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). . November 2011 . The Louis Berger Group, Inc. . 14 .
- https://scbc.sy/en/2021/08/29/national-islamic-bank-announces-its-plan/ National Islamic Bank Syria
