Top Largest Banks in Palestine

Bank of Palestine and Arab Bank Palestine are the top largest banks in Palestine:

Bank of Palestine (BoP) is the first and largest national bank, founded in 1960 and started its operations on February 21, 1961 to provide small loans to projects, business and limited short-term personal loans. The Bank was listed in the Palestine Exchange (PEX) in 2005 as a public shareholding, and at the end of 2006, it founded the brokerage firm for securities investment "Al-Wasata".

Bank of Palestine was awarded the Euromoney award for excellence as "Best Bank in Palestine” for the year 2011, in an award ceremony held in Dubai.

Established in 1930, the Arab Bank is one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East. The Bank offers a variety of products and services covering the major areas of Personal Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), AB Private Banking and Treasury, which are catered to serve the needs of individuals, corporations, government agencies and international financial institutions. In 2010, Arab Bank Group achieved pre-tax and after provisions profit of US $486.8 million.

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