Company type | Private |
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Industry | Banking |
Founded | 1981 |
Headquarters | Mebank Tower Jakaya Kikwete Road Nairobi, Kenya |
Key people | A.A.K. Esmail (Chairman), Isaac N. Mwige (Managing Director) |
Total assets | US$ 100m (Kes 11.02 billion) (2020) |
Website | www |
[1] Middle East Bank Kenya is a commercial bank in Kenya. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator. [2]
The bank is a small retail bank, that focuses on meeting the needs of large corporations and high-net-worth individuals. As of December 2013 [update] , the bank was ranked number 41, by assets, out of a total of 43 commercial banks in Kenya. [3] as of December 2020 [update] , the bank's total assets were valued at about US$100 million (KES:11.02 billion), with shareholders' equity of approximately US$13 million (KES:1.124 billion). [4]
Middle East Bank Kenya Ltd started operations in Kenya in August 1981, after receiving a banking license from the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator. [5] 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. [6]
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. [7]
The shares of stock of Middle 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:
Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
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1 | BNP Paribas Fortis of Belgium | 25.00 |
2 | Institutional and Individual Kenyan Investors | 75.00 |
Total | 100.00 | |
as of December 2020 [update] , 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. [8]
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