Industry Financial services Founded 1981 | Website Homepage | |
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Key people A.A.K. EsmailChairmanDhirendra RanaManaging Director Total assets 70 million USD (2012, KES:5.87 billion) Revenue 513,500 USD (KES:44.342 million, 2012) | ||
Middle East Bank Kenya (MEBK), whose full name is Middle East Bank Kenya Limited, is a commercial bank in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), the central bank and national banking regulator.
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Overview
The bank is a small but growing retail bank, that focuses on meeting the needs of large corporations and high-net-worth individuals. As of December 2013, the bank was ranked number 41, by assets, out of a total of 43 commercial banks in Kenya. As of December 2012, the bank's total assets were valued at about US$70 million (KES:5.87 billion), with shareholders' equity of approximately US$13 million (KES:1.124 billion).
History
Middle East Bank Kenya started operations in Kenya in August 1981, after receiving a banking licence from the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator. The initial shareholders in the bank were the Al-Futtaim Group, affiliated with the Middle East Bank Group of United Arab Emirates. In 1991, the Al-Futtaim Group divested from the bank, leaving shareholding in Kenyan hands. In 1995, Banque Belgolaise, a Belgian financial institution acquired 25% shareholding in Middle East Bank Kenya, becoming the single largest shareholder. As a result of multiple bank mergers and acquisitions, that 25% shareholding subsequently came to be owned by BNP Paribas Fortis. 75% shareholding remains in private Kenyan hands.
Ownership
The shares of stock of Meddle East Bank Kenya are privately held. The largest single shareholder, with 25% shareholding, is BNP Paribas Fortis, a Belgian financial services provider that is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, a French banking conglomerate that is the largest banking group in the world. Shareholding in Meddle East Bank is depicted in the table below:
Branch network
As of August 2010, the bank maintains its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. It has three branches; two in Nairobi and another in Mombasa, Kenya's second-largest city.