Shamil Bank of Yemen and Bahrain

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Shamil Bank of Yemen and Bahrain
Industry Finance
Founded2002;21 years ago (2002)
Headquarters Sana'a, Yemen
Key people
Ahmed abu baker Bazara, Chairman
Saeed Mohamed bazara, CEO
Products Financial services
Investment banking
Website www.sbyb.net

Shamil Bank of Yemen and Bahrain is an Islamic bank, established as a closed joint stock Yemeni company.

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History

The bank was granted a license to do business on February 17, 2002, by the Central Bank of Yemen. [1]

As an Islamic Bank, SBYB's services are Islamic Sharia compliant. It operates business through 16 branch and office networks which are spread over all the main cities in Yemen. The number of employees in the bank at the end of 2014 was 270.[ citation needed ]

In September 2018, a branch opened in Marib. [2] In January 2019, the deputy director of the bank was detained for several days by the Houthi forces. [3]

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