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According to the Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972 the Government of Bangladesh reorganized the Dhaka Branch of the State Bank of Pakistan as the central bank of the country and named it Bangladesh Bank with retrospective effect from 16 December 1971. Other than Bangladesh Bank, banks in Bangladesh are primarily categorized into two types: Scheduled ...
HSBC Holdings plc (Chinese: 滙豐; initialism from its founding member The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) is a British universal bank and financial services group headquartered in London, England, with historical and business links to East Asia and a multinational footprint.
According to The Economist, "Islami Bank was a pioneer in financing Bangladesh's rise as the apparel industry's main production base outside China." [7] In 2012, United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations mentioned possible ties of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited to terrorism financing through HSBC Bank which the bank denied.
HSBC Bangladesh is rated 'AAA' in the Long-term and ST-1 rating in the Short-term, which are the highest level of ratings for any bank or financial institution in Bangladesh. [10] HSBC Bangladesh has a help centre which operates on a daily basis. It is one of the very few banks in the country to offer day night banking.
Regional headquarters of many multi-national institutions such as GlaxoSmithKline, HeidelbergCement, Reckitt Benckiser, HSBC, British American Tobacco and Nestlé are also located in Dhaka. Dhaka Stock Exchange is the largest stock exchange in Bangladesh, and third largest in South Asia with a market capitalization of $72.1 billion. [5]
Offshore Banking Operation (OBO) was first introduced by Bangladesh Bank in 1985 through a circular for allowing active foreign financing at Export Processing Zones (EPZs). Banks operated the services with Bangladesh Bank approval without any separate law for an offshore banking system until the enactment of the Offshore Banking Act, 2024.
HSBC Bank Egypt was established in 1982 as Hongkong Egyptian Bank with 40% HSBC ownership. In January 1994, the bank was renamed Egyptian British Bank under the same shareholding structure. The bank took the name HSBC Bank Egypt in April 2001 following an increase in shareholding by the HSBC Group's from 40% to 94.5% of its issued share capital.
The Bank was founded as NRB Global Bank on 25 July 2013 targeting not resident Bangladeshis. [6] Bangladesh Bank provided licenses to nine banks including NRB Global Bank in 2013 on the condition that the bank will eventually list on the stock market. [7] On 14 August 2013, Md Abdul Quddus was appointed managing director of NRB Global Bank. [8]