Middle East Bank (Kenya)

Middle East Bank Kenya (MEBK), whose full name is Middle East 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 (CBK), the central bank and national banking regulator.^[1]

Overview

The bank is a small but growing retail bank, that focuses on meeting the needs of large corporations and high-net-worth individuals. As of December 2013, the bank was ranked number 41, by assets, out of a total of 43 commercial banks in Kenya.^[2] As of December 2012, the bank's total assets were valued at about US$70 million (KES:5.87 billion), with shareholders' equity of approximately US$13 million (KES:1.124 billion).^[3]

History

Middle East Bank Kenya started operations in Kenya in August 1981, after receiving a banking licence from the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator. The initial shareholders in the bank were the Al-Futtaim Group, affiliated with the Middle East Bank Group of United Arab Emirates. In 1991, the Al-Futtaim Group divested from the bank, leaving shareholding in Kenyan hands. In 1995, Banque Belgolaise, a Belgian financial institution acquired 25% shareholding in Middle East Bank Kenya, becoming the single largest shareholder. As a result of multiple bank mergers and acquisitions, that 25% shareholding subsequently came to be owned by BNP Paribas Fortis. 75% shareholding remains in private Kenyan hands.^[4]

Ownership

The shares of stock of Meddle East Bank Kenya are privately held. The largest single shareholder, with 25% shareholding, is BNP Paribas Fortis, a Belgian financial services provider that is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, a French banking conglomerate that is the largest banking group in the world. Shareholding in Meddle East Bank is depicted in the table below:

Branch network

As of August 2010, the bank maintains its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. It has three branches; two in Nairobi and another in Mombasa, Kenya's second-largest city.^[5]

• Main Branch – Mebank Tower, Milimani Road, Nairobi
• Industrial Area Branch – Butere Road, Off Dar es Salaam Road, Nairobi
• Mombasa Branch – Nyerere Avenue, Mombasa

See also

• List of banks in Kenya
• Central Bank of Kenya
• Economy of Kenya

References

External links

• Website of Middle East Bank Kenya
• Website of Central Bank of Kenya
• Addresses of Major Kenyan Commercial Banks

Banks of Kenya
Central bank	Central Bank of Kenya
Commercial bank	African Banking Corporation Bank of Africa Barclays Bank Bank of Baroda Bank of India Stanbic Bank Chase Bank Citibank NA Kenya Commercial Bank of Africa Consolidated Bank of Kenya Cooperative Bank of Kenya Credit Bank Development Bank of Kenya Diamond Trust Bank East African Development Bank Ecobank Kenya Equity Bank Family Bank FidelityBank First Community Bank Giro Commercial Bank Guaranty Trust Bank (Kenya) Guardian Bank Gulf African Bank Habib Bank Habib Bank AG Zurich Housing Finance Company of Kenya I&M Bank Limited Imperial Bank Limited Jamii Bora Bank Kenya Commercial Bank Middle East Bank Kenya M-Oriental Bank National Bank of Kenya NIC Bank Paramount Universal Bank Post Bank Prime bank Sidian Bank Spire Bank Standard Chartered Kenya Trans National Bank Kenya United Bank for Africa Victoria Commercial Bank
Financial services organization	Diamond Trust Bank Group Equity Group Holdings Limited Commercial Bank of Africa Group Guaranty Trust Bank (East Africa) I&M Bank Group Kenya Commercial Bank Group NIC Bank Group
Foreign banks	Bank of China Bank of Kigali HDFC Bank Nedbank The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation First Rand
Defunct banks	Dubai Bank Kenya Euro Bank
Microfinance Institutions	Faulu Microfinance Bank Limited SMEP Microfinance Bank Kenya Women Microfinance Bank
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