This is a list of banks in Belarus.
The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus is the central bank of Belarus.
Name | Website | SWIFT-code | Owners | |
Alfa-Bank | ALFABY2X | Alfa-Bank ( Russia) — 99.99% [1] | ||
GBD-Bank [2] | REDJBY22 | Dikris ( Belarus) — 79.95%, Speedster-М ( Belarus) — 6.86%, Valentin Tsybulin ( Belarus) — 10.06% | ||
Belagroprombank | BAPBBY2X | State-owned | ||
Belarusbank | AKBBBY2X | State-owned | ||
Belinvestbank [3] | BLBBBY2X | State-owned | ||
Belgazprombank | OLMPBY2X | Gazprom ( Russia) — 49.82%, Gazprombank ( Russia) — 49.82% [4] | ||
BNB-Bank | BLNBBY2X | Bank of Georgia ( Georgia) — 99.98% [5] | ||
Belvnesheconombank | BELBBY2X | Vnesheconombank ( Russia) — 97.52% [6] | ||
Sber Bank | BPSBBY2X | Sberbank ( Russia) — 93.27% [7] | ||
BSB Bank | UNBSBY2X | Profinvest Professional and Financial Investment SA ( Switzerland) — 100% [8] | ||
BTA Bank | AEBKBY2X | Kenges Rakishev ( Kazakhstan) — 100% [9] | ||
Dabrabyt Bank | MMBNBY22 | National Bank of the Republic of Belarus ( Belarus) – 99.75%, Paritetbank ( Belarus) – 0.25% [10] | ||
MTBank | MTBKBY22 | Alexey Oleksin & Inna Oleksina — 98.97% [11] | ||
Paritetbank | POISBY2X | The State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus ( Belarus) – 99.83% [12] | ||
Priorbank | PJCBBY2X | Raiffeisen Bank International ( Austria) — 87.74% [13] | ||
Reshenie Bank | TRUEBY2X | Joint LTD “Saturn-Info” (66,97%), Joint LTD “Intersportproject” (33,03%) [14] | ||
Status Bank | IRJSBY22 | Vladimir Vasilko (Uladzimir Vasilka) — 49.75%, Sergey Litvin — 48.75% [15] | ||
TECHNOBANK | TECNBY22 | Kozarenko V.A; Kozarenko E.M.; Kurach I.A (Belarus); Fleetwood Finance (Ireland) [14] | ||
Trade Capital Bank | BBTKBY2X | Tejarat Bank ( Iran) – 99.89% [16] | ||
VTB Bank (Belarus) | SLANBY22 | VTB Bank ( Russia) — 99.99% [17] | ||
Zepter Bank | ZEPTBY2X | HOME ART AND SALES SERVICES AG (Switzerland) (99,76%) [14] |
Complete list as of July 28, 2022. [18]
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