Women-only bank

A women-only bank is a financial institution catering exclusively to women.

Development

In 2001, Dubai Islamic Bank opened a women-only bank branch.[1]

Iran opened such a bank in Mashhad on June 7, 2010. The bank's director stated, "the aim is not sex segregation but respect for women."[2][3] The government-owned bank is Bank Melli.[4]

In Saudi Arabia, most banks have some sort of women-only branch within the main branch. Not necessarily all branches and banks have this. Albeit the main branch can usually be accessed by both men and women.

See also

References
  1. Wheeler, Julia (2 January 2001). "Women-only bank in Gulf". BBC.
  2. "Iran's Bank Melli to Expand Women Only Branch Network". Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012.
  3. Sheikholeslami, Ali (2 July 2010). "Iran's Bank Melli to Expand Women-Only Branches to All Provincial Capitals". Bloomberg L.P.
  4. Rigdon, Joan Indiana (10 June 2010). "A Women-Only Bank For America".


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