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Middle East Bank (Kenya)

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Middle East Bank Kenya Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryBanking
Founded1981 (1981)
HeadquartersMebank Tower
Jakaya Kikwete Road
Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
A.A.K. Esmail (Chairman), Isaac N. Mwige (Managing Director)
Total assetsUS$ 100m (Kes 11.02 billion) (2020)
Websitewww.mebkenya.com

[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, the bank was ranked number 41, by assets, out of a total of 43 commercial banks in Kenya.[3] as of December 2020, 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]

History

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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]


Ownership

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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:

Middle East Bank Kenya Stock Ownership
Rank Name of Owner Percentage Ownership
1 BNP Paribas Fortis of Belgium 25.00
2 Institutional and Individual Kenyan Investors 75.00
Total 100.00

Branch network

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as of December 2020, 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]

  • Main Branch – Mebank Tower, Milimani Road, Nairobi
  • Industrial Area Branch – Butere Road, Off Dar es Salaam Road, Nairobi
  • Mombasa Branch – Nkrumah Road, Mombasa
  • Eldoret Branch –Enterprise Road , [Nairobi]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Middle East Bank Kenya Ltd - Yellow Pages Online Directory". Yellow Pages Kenya. Yellow Pages Kenya.
  2. ^ "Directory of Commercial Banks And Mortgage Finance Companies" (PDF). Central Bank of Kenya. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Kenya Bank Rankings By Assets In 2013". Bankelele.Co.Ke. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Audited Financial Statements And Other Disclosures As At 31 December 2012". Middle East Bank Kenya. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Middle East Bank Branches | Middle East Bank Branches Kenya | Middle East Bank". www.banks-kenya.com. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  6. ^ "Middle East Bank Kenya Q3 Earnings Jump to KSh 70.1 Million". Kenyan Wallstreet. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  7. ^ "History of Middle East Bank Kenya". Middle East Bank Kenya. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  8. ^ "The Branches of Middle East Bank Kenya". Middle East Bank Kenya. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
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