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In February 2016, the United States Department of the Treasury secretly issued a license to Bank Muscat to convert $5.7 billion in Iranian overseas reserves from Omani rials into euros via United States dollars.[2]
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Bank Muscat was voted the ‘Best Bank in Oman’ for seven years by [[The Banker]], [[FT London]];{{cn|date=May 2018}} nine years in a row by [[Global Finance and Euromoney]].{{fact|date=May 2017}} Bank Muscat is the recipient of the Hewitt{{what|date=May 2017}} recognition as the [[Middle East]]’s Best Employer 2009.{{cn|date=May 2018}} The Bank was declared an [[Investor in People]] (IiP) organisation in January 2007, becoming the first banking organisation in the MENA region to be awarded the global recognition.{{fact|date=May 2017}} In 2004, Bank Muscat became the first bank in the Middle East to be completely [[ISO 9000:2000]] certified.{{fact|date=May 2017}}
Bank Muscat was voted the ‘Best Bank in Oman’ for seven years by [[The Banker]], [[FT London]];{{cn|date=May 2018}} nine years in a row by [[Global Finance and Euromoney]].{{fact|date=May 2017}} Bank Muscat is the recipient of the Hewitt{{what|date=May 2017}} recognition as the [[Middle East]]’s Best Employer 2009.{{cn|date=May 2018}} The Bank was declared an [[Investor in People]] (IiP) organisation in January 2007, becoming the first banking organisation in the MENA region to be awarded the global recognition.{{fact|date=May 2017}} In 2004, Bank Muscat became the first bank in the Middle East to be completely [[ISO 9000:2000]] certified.{{fact|date=May 2017}}

In February 2016, the [[United States Department of the Treasury]] secretly issued a license to Bank Muscat to convert $5.7 billion in Iranian overseas reserves from [[Omani rial]]s into [[euros]] via [[United States dollars]], something not normally permitted due to [[United States sanctions against Iran]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/27e8179cf10140dca7eb86b3488f01e2 |publisher=[[The Associated Press]] |first=Josh |last=Lederman |first2=Matthew |last2=Lee |date=June 6, 2018 |title=Secret Obama-era permit let Iran convert funds to dollars |quote=The Treasury Department license, issued in February 2016 and never disclosed, would have allowed Iran to convert $5.7 billion it held at Oman’s Bank of Muscat from Omani rials into euros by exchanging them first into dollars.}}</ref>


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Revision as of 10:52, 2 May 2019

Bank Muscat
Company typePublic
IndustryFinance and Insurance
FoundedMuscat
Headquarters,
Key people
AbdulRazak Ali Issa, CEO
ProductsFinancial Services
RevenueIncrease US$ 1.4 Billion (2016)[1]
Increase US$ 459 Million (2016)
Total assetsIncrease US$ 28.1 Billion (2016)
Number of employees
3,024
Websitewww.bankmuscat.com

Bank Muscat is the leading[according to whom?] financial services provider in the Sultanate of Oman with a presence in corporate banking, retail banking, investment banking, treasury, private banking and asset management. The bank, with assets worth US$28.1 billion in 2016, has the largest network in Oman exceeding 130 branches, 386 ATMs, 131 CDMs and 4500 PoS terminals as well as a brokerage subsidiary BankMuscat Direct.[citation needed]

The international operations consist of a branch each in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and a representative office in Dubai, UAE. Bank Muscat currently owns 49% of BMI Bank B.S.C ©, an independent bank in Bahrain. The Bank also has a 43% stake in the Mangal Keshav Group, one of the oldest and most respected securities houses in the fast-growing Indian equities market, 97% stake in Muscat Capital LLC, a brokerage and investment banking entity in Saudi Arabia, besides a stake in Silkbank Ltd. in Pakistan.[citation needed]

Bank Muscat was voted the ‘Best Bank in Oman’ for seven years by The Banker, FT London;[citation needed] nine years in a row by Global Finance and Euromoney.[citation needed] Bank Muscat is the recipient of the Hewitt[clarification needed] recognition as the Middle East’s Best Employer 2009.[citation needed] The Bank was declared an Investor in People (IiP) organisation in January 2007, becoming the first banking organisation in the MENA region to be awarded the global recognition.[citation needed] In 2004, Bank Muscat became the first bank in the Middle East to be completely ISO 9000:2000 certified.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Bank Muscat on the Forbes Global 2000 List". forbes.com.