Iranian-European Bank

Iranian-European Bank
Formerly
Deutsch-Iranische Handelsbank AG[1]
Aktiengesellschaft
Industry Financial services
Founded 1971 (1971)
Headquarters Hamburg, Germany
Number of locations
3
Owner
Number of employees
75[1]
Website eihbank.de

Iranian-European Bank (German: Europäisch-Iranische Handelsbank AG; Persian: بانک تجارتی ایران و اروپا) is a German bank founded in 1971.[1] Headquartered in Hamburg, it has two other branches in Kish Island (opened in 2005) and Tehran (representative office turned into branch in 2008).[2]

Its biggest shareholder is an Iranian state-owned bank, Bank of Industry and Mine, and other major stakeholders include Bank Mellat and Bank Tejarat.[2] Due to sanctions against Iran, the bank was not operative between 2011 and 2016.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Europäisch-Iranische Handelsbank AG: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  2. 1 2 "5 Foreign Banks Licensed by Iran". Financial Tribune. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  3. "EIH Bank Back in Business". Financial Tribune. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
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