Middle East Bank
Middle East Bank (MEB; Persian: بانک خاورمیانه, lit. 'banke khavarmiyane') is an Iranian bank headquartered in Tehran. The bank was founded in 2012 by Parviz Aghili Kermani.[1][2][3]
Bank Headquarters | |
Type | Private company |
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Industry | Banking |
Founded | November 1, 2012 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Parviz Aghili Kermani (CEO) |
Website | en |
MEB is owned by small private shareholders. They focus on the humanitarian trade with Iran.[4][5]
Middle East bank is one of the few Iranian banks that is not included in U.S secondary sanctions' list therefore all non_American banks & private companies and corporations can build and have financial relations with this bank.[6]
History
Founded on 1 November 2012, the bank began operations in January 2013 and by May, 3 branches had been established with 1.4tn rials in deposits. In August 2014 they became subject to US sanctions as part of the wider sanctions against Iran.[4]
In 2016 they opened their first branch in Germany.[7][8]
See also
- Bank Markazi Iran
- Economy of Iran
- Islamic Banking
- Banking and Insurance in Iran
References
- Editorial, Reuters. "Iran's Middle East Bank says global banking snags starting to ease". U.S. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- "Company Overview of Middle East Bank Co".
- "Capital Increase for Middle East Bank". Financial Tribune. 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- Saul, Jonathan. "Iranian banking newcomer struggles as fear of sanctions hits..." U.S. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- Bozorgmehr, Najmeh (7 May 2013). "Obstacles fail to deter financier from opening private Iran bank". Financial Times.
- "4 Iranian banks removed from US sanctions list". ISNA. 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- "Iran banks to set up shop in Germany". Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- "Middle East Bank und Sina Bank: Iranische Banken wollen Filialen in München eröffnen" (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-23.