Bank Shahr

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Shahr Bank
Company type Public
وشهر
IndustryFinancial services and investment (IRR and foreign currencies)
FoundedFebruary 2009
Headquarters Iran,
Tehran, Ferdowsi Square
Key people
  • Barat Karimi (chairman)
  • Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi
ServicesAll financial services provided by the bank and its subsidiaries
Owners
  • Tehran Municipality
  • Mashhad Municipality
  • Karaj Municipality
  • Qom Municipality
  • Shiraz Municipality
  • Qazvin Municipality
  • Tehran Municipality Employees' Reserve Fund
  • Tehran Municipality Retirement Fund
  • Shahriar Cooperative Production and Distribution Company
  • Other natural and legal persons
Number of employees
More than 4,000
Website www.shahr-bank.ir

Shahr Bank is one of the private banks in Iran that officially started its operations on February 9, 2009. In the past, this bank provided financial services under the names "Honarvaran Shahr Cooperative" and "Shahr Credit Cooperative." [1] [2]

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Shahr Bank was founded by the Tehran Municipality, and its shares are primarily owned by municipalities of various cities and metropolitan areas, municipal employees, and a portion of the Iranian public. [3] [4]

In 2014, it recorded the highest resource growth among private banks. The bank has branches in many cities of Iran. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

History

The Shahr Credit and Financial Institution was established with authorization from the Central Bank and with shares owned by the municipalities of Tehran and other Iranian metropolitan areas. It started its official operations on February 9, 2009, with an initial capital of 1.5 trillion Iranian rials.

The main motivation behind establishing this bank was to meet municipalities' need for large-scale financing, liquidity, and capital to cover urban development costs, aiming for self-sufficiency in urban management.

After extensive efforts by senior managers of Tehran Municipality and other metropolitan areas, and with an increase in capital by shareholders to 2 trillion rials, the Central Bank, in coordination with the High Council of Money and Credit, approved the registration of Shahr Bank on February 8, 2010. The bank officially opened on March 8, 2010.

Two years after its establishment, the shareholders raised the bank’s capital to 4 trillion rials to provide necessary liquidity. This amount remained until 2013, when the capital increased to 7.9 trillion rials in July. By December 2015, it had reached 15.573 trillion rials. [10] [11]

Shareholders

Shahr Bank kiosks in public areas Bank Shahr Shahr Net building.jpg
Shahr Bank kiosks in public areas

According to reports published by the bank, approximately 30% of Shahr Bank's shares are publicly traded. A portion of the shares is held by employees of subsidiaries of Tehran Municipality, employees of municipal organizations in other metropolitan areas, and private individuals. The main shareholders of Shahr Bank are listed below:

Subsidiaries

Shahr Bank has four subsidiaries: a financial and economic holding company with eight sub-companies, an information technology holding company with three subsidiaries, an industrial, mining, and energy holding company with two sub-companies, and four independent companies under its structure. [12]

Construction and Urban Development Holding

Financial and Economic Holding

Information Technology Holding

Industrial, Mining, and Energy Holding

Structure

Board of directors

Shahr Bank's board consists of seven members: Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi (CEO and board member), Barat Karimi (chairman), Javad Attaran (board member), Hesam Habibollah (board member), Reza Yarifard (board member), Mehdi Mirza Mohammadi (board member), and Vahid Mohammadreza Khani (board member). [13] [14]

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