Formerly Known As
Realty Business Bank until 1970
Principal Activities
Provides commercial banking services including deposits, loans and credit cards; asset management services including fund and portfolio management.
Date of Establishment Year
1963 (August)
No of Employees
1,340 (1,080 Company, 1,340 Group, N/A Headquarters) (As of Jul 22, 2011)
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Acquistion
Status
Complete
Acquirer
Target
Announcement Date
11 Mar 2011
Closing Date
11 Mar 2011
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Zawya Industry Benchmarks  |
Yr 2010 |
| Assets Under Management - MENA (USD millions) |
497 |
Major Shareholders  |
Section Updated: 24Nov11
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International Century Corporation Luxembourg (Holding)
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Corporate |
Luxembourg |
28.00% |
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Millet and Millet Incorporation
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Corporate |
Lebanon |
10.00% |
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Emirates NBD
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Corporate |
UAE |
9.00% |
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Public
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- |
53.00% |
Foreign Ownership Limits
Section Updated: 23Dec09
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Direct Investments and Related Entities  |
| Subsidiaries/Associates/Affiliates |
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| Bank of Beirut (UK) Limited |
Lebanon |
100.00% |
| Bank of Beirut Invest |
Lebanon |
100.00% |
| Beirut Brokers Company |
Lebanon |
100.00% |
| Cofida Holding |
Lebanon |
100.00% |
| BoB Finance |
Lebanon |
98.00% |
| Beirut Hellenic Bank |
Australia |
92.50% |
| Beirut Life |
Lebanon |
90.00% |
| Laiki Bank |
Australia |
85.00% |
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| Investments |
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Auditors
| Deloitte and Touche Middle East |
Fiduciaire du Moyen Orient |
Law Firms
| Soumrani Lawyers and Legal Counsel |
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| Financial Results |
31-Dec-09 |
31-Dec-10 |
Yr on Yr |
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LBP'000 |
LBP'000 |
change (%) |
Total revenues  |
655,400,000
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708,293,000
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8.07 |
Net profit  |
115,057,000
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151,756,000
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31.90 |
| Total assets |
10,506,207,000
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12,057,395,000
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14.76 |
| Paid-up capital |
60,561,000
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63,348,000
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4.60 |
| Shareholders' Equity |
1,186,431,000
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1,372,768,000
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15.71 |
| Shares outstanding |
62,788
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63,246
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0.73 |
| Market capitalization |
1,774,727,930
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1,773,391,545
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(0.08) |
| Note: Current shares outstanding is 62,267,400 |
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