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Type
  
Public

Founded
  
2001, Tehran, Iran

Number of employees
  
3,000

Industry
  
Headquarters
  
Tehran


Traded as
  
TSE: NOVN1ISIN: IRO1NOVN0005

Key people
  
Kamran Eghtesad(Co-founder)Hassan Motamedi(CEO)

Products
  
Retail bankingTransaction accountsInsurancestock brokerageInvestment bankAsset-based lendingConsumer financeTradeInternational paymentsForeign exchange

Revenue
  
90 Quadrillion IRR (2014)

CEO
  
Ali Asghar Safari (24 Oct 2016–)

Subsidiaries
  
Novin Investment Bank

EN Bank, also known as Eghtesad Novin Bank (Persian: بانک اقتصاد نوین‎‎ lit. "Modern Economy Bank") is a major bank established by the Eghtesad Family offering retail, commercial and investment banking services in Iran. The company was established in 2000 as a part of the government's privatization of the banking system.

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While established in Tehran, the bank operates throughout the nation with 3000 employees, 900 ATMs and 700 branches across the Persian Gulf Region.

EN Bank is Iran's first private bank,. And was listed under the Tehran Stock Exchange and was listed as one of Iran's top 200 companies. However, It was taken down from Tehran Stock Exchange late 2015 as it was fully privatized by the Eghtesad Family. The bank was also awarded Euromoney magazine's best bank of Iran in 2010.

The bank was established by the H.H. Ali Mohammad Eghtesad from the Eghtesad Family in the year 2000 which led to its major success later that year. 87 percent of the bank is currently owned by the elite family of Tehran. The man in charge of the bank is Kamran Eghtesad [2014–present].

Operations

EN Bank operates as a private bank in Iran and many other Middle Eastern countries; In addition to retail, corporate, international, and commercial banking, The company offers savings and current accounts, loans, cards, and safe deposit boxes; merchant, cash management, and financing services; Internet, telephone, mobile, and SMS banking; and foreign exchange, currency accounts, trade finance, fund transfer, and wire services. EN Bank also provides utility bill payment service; and complementary financial services, ranging from securities trading to insurance. In 2015, EN Bank, with 600 million euros of assets under management (AUM), was in talks with a number of German banks to start a mutual fund of 25 million euros.

Location of branches

EN Bank's branches started to expanded out of Iran since 2011. EN Bank now holds branches in

  • United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi - 1 branch)
  • Lebanon (Beirut - 2 branches, Sidon and Baalbek)
  • Afghanistan (Kabul - 2 branches)
  • Qatar (Doha - 2 branches)
  • Bahrain (Manama) - 3 branches)
  • Kuwait (Kuwait City - 4 branches)
  • Saudi Arabia (Riyadh - 5 branches) *No longer in Operation*
  • Shareholders

    The EN Group of Companies is the largest shareholder of the bank which is entirely owned by the Eghtesad Family Other major shareholders include Kamran Eghtesad and his son, Ali Mohammad Eghtesad, Iran Zinc Mines Development Company, Sakhteman Investment Company of Iran holding and some of the mining companies indirectly owned by EN Group. The share capital is 2000 Billion Iranian Rials (around $200M) [est. 2004].

  • Kamran Eghtesad (62%)
  • Sasan Eghtesad (12%)
  • Ali Mohammad Eghtesad (8.3%)
  • Shahla Eghtesad (2.7%)
  • EN Group of Companies (2%)
  • Iran Zinc Mines Development Company (0.5%)
  • Sakhteman Investment Company of Iran holding (0.2%)
  • Corporate governance

  • Mohammad Botshekan - President and CEO 2001–present
  • Current members of the board of directors are: Kamran Eghtesad, Ali Mohammad Eghtesad, Mohammad Hasheminejad, Morteza Azizi and Dr. Ali Manavirad.

    References

    EN Bank Wikipedia


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