ARAB BANK PLC, COMMERCIAL BRANCH GOVERNMENT STREET, MANAMA, Bahrain
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| BIC Name / Bank name / Institution Name | ARAB BANK PLC |
| Bank Code / Institution Code | ARAB |
| Country | BAHRAIN |
| Country Code (ISO 3166) | BH |
| City | MANAMA |
| City Code | BM The City Code are Institution Specific, different BIC has allotted different City Code for same city. |
| Office Type | COMMERCIAL BRANCH |
| Branch Code | MAN |
| Swift Code / BIC Code |
ARABBHBMMAN
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| Address | GOVERNMENT STREET |
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| Whether Bank IBAN Compliant | Yes, ARAB BANK PLC, is IBAN Compliant. |
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What is a SWIFT Code / BIC code?
Business Identifier Codes (BIC) has been developed by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) to identify banks and financial institutions globally. That is why BIC Codes are also known as SWIFT Codes.SWIFT Codes / BIC Codes are used for transferring money between banks of different countries or SEPA payments. Banks also use these codes for exchanging financial messages.
SWIFT Code / BIC Code is formed of 8 or 11 characters in following system:
- First four characters in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code from left depicts bank code. In the case of ARAB BANK PLC the first four characters from left ARAB indicates that it is ARAB BANK PLC.
- Characters 5-6 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Country code of the bank. In the case of ARAB BANK PLC characters 5 and 6 from left BH indicates that bank is in BAHRAIN. It means that all the banks located in BAHRAIN will have BH at 5th and 6th place from left in their Swift Codes / BIC Codes.
- Characters 7-8 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts City Code of the Bank. In the case of ARAB BANK PLC characters 7 and 8 from left BM indicates that bank is in MANAMA. It means that all the branches of ARAB BANK PLC located in MANAMA will have BM at 7th and 8th place from left in their Swift Codes / BIC Codes.
- Characters 9-11 from left in the SWIFT Code / BIC Code, depicts Branch Code of the Bank.In the case of ARAB BANK PLC characters 9 - 11 from left MAN indicates branch code. It means that ARAB BANK PLC Branch code: MAN is used for branches located at :GOVERNMENT STREET. If XXX are in 9-11 place then it means that it is the Head Office of Bank / Financial institution.
- Many Banks has taken only one SWIFT Code per country or have one SWIFT Code per city, for processing International Payments of all the Branches of the country / city through SWIFT enabled branch. So, if your Bank Branch is not depicting in the list, contact your Bank Branch for the SWIFT Code transactions.