Cyprus Banks
Arab Bank |
Established in 1930, Arab Bank has evolved from a small bank into one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East. Today, the Group has the largest worldwide Arab branch network, with over 400 branches in 29 countries spanning 5 continents, participating in financial markets and centers such as London, New York, Dubai, Singapore, Zurich, Paris, Frankfurt, Sydney and Bahrain. Arab Bank sells products in personal banking, corporate and investment banking (CIB), AB Private Banking and treasury. |
Bank of Cyprus
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Bank of Cyprus (CSE: BOCY ATHEX: BOC), is a major Cypriot financial institution. In terms of market capitalisation it is the country's second largest company. As of December 31, 2005, the Group's Total Assets reached C£13,22bn (€23,00bn) and the Group's Shareholders' Funds were C£818mn (€1,42bn). The shares of the Bank are listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Athens Stock Exchange. The Bank is the largest listed company on the CSE in terms of market capitalization and has a well-diversified shareholder base. The Bank of Cyprus has traded on the FTSE ATHEX 20 index from October 9, 2006. Since October 8, 2007 the Bank of Cyprus has been part of the Dow Jones Cyprus Titans 10 Index, which comprises the 10 largest companies in Cyprus. The Group currently operates through a total of 280 branches, of which 147 operate in Cyprus, 134 in Greece, six in the United Kingdom, eleven in Australia and one in the Channel Islands, and four in Romania (three in Bucharest and one in Constanta).
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Central Bank of Cyprus |
The Central Bank of Cyprus (Greek: Kεντρικη Τραπεζα της Κυπρου, Turkish: Kıbrıs Merkez Bankasi) is the central bank of the Republic of Cyprus, located in Nicosia. It was established in 1963. Its current governor is Mr. Athanasios Orphanides. The bank issued Cypriot pound banknotes and coins prior to 2008, when Cyprus adopted the euro. |
Eurobank |
EuroBancshares, Inc., more commonly known as Eurobank, is a financial holding company located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which offers a full range of financial and insurance services in Puerto Rico through its wholly-owned subsidiaries Eurobank Puerto Rico and EuroSeguros, respectively. Founded on December 4, 1979, under the name of Española de Finanzas Trust Company, it has grown into a billion dollar financial institution over the past 25 years operating through a network of 21 branches (2005) in Puerto Rico. Its headquarters are located at 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, near the Golden Mile District or "Milla de Oro" of Hato Rey, San Juan. Over the years, the name of the institution has changed on various occasions. In 1988, after 9 years of operating under the name Española de Finanzas Trust Company, its name was changed to First Community Trust Company. In 1990, following the change in business strategy to lending activities focused on lines of credit to businesses and business loans to individuals of high net worth, the company changed its name to Eurobank & Trust Company. The company changed its name to EuroBancshares shortly thereafter. In view of the rapidly expanding residential home mortgage market in Puerto Rico, Eurobank established a Mortgage Division in late quarter 1999. Since January 2006 has become one of the leading players in this competitive market gaining the respect of competitors and clients for their approach of excellence in service and not changing original numbers (percent, loan term, closing costs, etc.) given when sending the Good Faith Estimates. Euromortgage offers a wide variety of products, among them Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Veterans Administration (VA) loans, Rural Housing Service loans, conforming conventional loans, nonconforming loans, construction loand, commercial loans, home equity mortgage loans, and other mortgage loans. |
Hellenic Bank
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Hellenic Bank (CSE: HB ), is the third largest bank on the island of Cyprus with a 10.47% share of deposits and 7.92% of the loans market. Its shares are listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange. It was founded in 1976 and in 1996 it bought the local operations of Barclays Bank. A major shareholder (29%) is the Cypriot Orthodox Church. The Church of Cyprus increased its stake in Hellenic Bank through big block trading passed through the Cyprus Stock Exchange on October 10, 2007. Specifically, Athena Cyprus Investments, which was successfully acquired by Hellenic Bank earlier in the year sold 2.8 mln shares of HB at EUR 5.40 amounting to EUR 15.3 mln.
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Laiki Bank
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Marfin Popular Bank (CSE: CPB ATHEX: MARFB ), formerly Cyprus Popular Bank (a.k.a. Laiki Bank), is the second largest bank on the island of Cyprus behind the Bank of Cyprus. Currently it holds a 14.98% share of the market in loans and a 19.2% share of deposits. Its shares are listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange and the Athens Stock Exchange. In 2006 the Greek company Marfin Financial Group acquired the Cyprus Popular Bank (Laiki Bank), which it re-branded as Marfin Popular Bank. In 2007, the bank announced a multi-million financial deal to sponsor the Cyprus first division until 2010.
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Societe Generale
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Société Générale (Euronext: GLE) is one of the main European financial services companies and also maintains extensive activities in others parts of the world. It is headquartered in France with the main head office in Tours Société Générale in the business district of La Défense west of Paris. The three main divisions are Retail Banking & Specialized Financial Services (particularly in France and Eastern Europe), Corporate and Investment Banking (Derivatives, Structured Finance and Euro Capital Markets) and Global Investment Management & Services. Société Générale is one of the oldest banks in France. The original name was Société Générale pour favoriser le développement du commerce et de l'industrie en France (English: General Company for the Support of the Development of Commerce and Industry in France). Société Générale is often nicknamed SocGen in the international financial world. The long term debt of the group is currently ranked AA by S&P, Aa2 by Moody's and AA- by Fitch. The 2007 financial results were sharply lower, affected by depreciations and a fraud of € 4.9 billion.
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The Bank of Cyprus Group |
The Bank of Cyprus Group is the leading and largest financial Institution in Cyprus with about USD 5.6 billion in assets and more than 250 offices and branches worldwide, including Cyprus, Greece, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Canada and Channel Islands. Through its subsidiaries, the Group offers a comprehensive range of services in commercial banking, finance, investments, mutual funds, factoring,insurance, and property development. |
Universal Bank
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Universal Bank is an overseas Chinese bank in the United States. Headquartered in West Covina, California, with branch offices in Arcadia, California, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, Monterey Park, California, Orange, California, and Rosemead, California, this privately-held community bank was first established on November 17, 1954. Universal Bank has recently focused on providing mortgage and other real estate financing for Chinese/Asian immigrants in the local community, following them to the regions outside of their traditional residential areas, and becoming one of the few overseas Chinese banks in Los Angeles to venture into Orange County, California.
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