Lebanon · Financial institution
Arab Bank PLC
Legal name in the LEI recordالبنك العربي
Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI 5493001JH4LYPQTBQP79 (البنك العربي) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is Arab Bank PLC (ARABJOAX). None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
The Swift name for this BIC differs from the legal name in GLEIF.
Licences belong to the legal entity. Each applies in the country of the regulator that granted it, not to every BIC that carries the LEI.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- ARABLBBXXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under ARABLBBX directly.
- Swift GPI
- Live member
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 4 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1994-06-06
- Last updated
- 2019-05-04
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- ARABLBBXXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- ARABBank
- LBCountry · Lebanon
- BXLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- LEBANON BRANCHES CENTRE
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers
- Country · region
- Lebanon · Middle East & North Africa
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- Targeted listings only OFAC
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
The Arab Bank group has 18 institutions in the directory, in 17 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Arab Bank Europe SA, Arab Bank PLC, Islamic International Arab Bank PLC, Arab Bank Australia Limited, Arab Bank Europe PLC.
See the Arab Bank group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- RIAD SOLH STREET BEIRUT 11-1015 11-1015 LEBANON
- Operational address
- ARAB BANK RIAD EL SOLH - BANKS STREET BEIRUT 11-1015 BEIRUT BE POB 11-1015 LEBANON
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>ARABLBBXXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>5493001JH4LYPQTBQP79</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>ARABLBBXXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>5493001JH4LYPQTBQP79</LEI>
<Nm>ARAB BANK PLC</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>BEIRUT</TwnNm>
<Ctry>LB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>RIAD SOLH STREET BEIRUT 11-1015 11-1015</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Branch network
All 4 branch BICs connect to the head office. No city, function or registration year splits them into groups.
Hover over a branch or group to see its details
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARABLBBX0B7 | SHYAH BRANCH | Shyah | SHIYAH HIGHWAY SHYAH SHYAH POB 25-235 LEBANON | — | 2019-05-04 |
| ARABLBBX0B8 | SIN EL-FIL BRANCH | Sin El-Fil | SIN EL FIL HIGHWAY SIN EL- FIL SIN EL- FIL POB 55020 LEBANON | — | 2019-05-04 |
| ARABLBBX0B9 | HAZMIEH | Beirut | ARAB BANK RIAD EL SOLH - BANKS STREET BEIRUT 11-1015 BEIRUT BE POB 11-1015 LEBANON | — | 2021-02-06 |
| ARABLBBXTBO | TREASURY BACKOFFICE | Beirut | 11-1015 RIAD EL SOLH - BANKS STREET BEIRUT BE BEIRUT 1107 2070 BEIRUT LEBANON | — | 2021-02-06 |
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
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