Bank Audi at a Glance
Bank Audi is a regional group with a universal banking profile. The Bank offers universal financial products and services including Corporate, Commercial, Individual and Retail, and Private Banking services, in addition to Investment Banking and On-line Brokerage services. As at end-June 2019, Bank Audi’s consolidated assets reached USD 47.5 billion, principally driven by private customers’ deposits of USD 31.8 billion, with shareholders’ equity reaching USD 3.8 billion. Bank Audi’s group staff headcount exceeds 6,700 employees and its shareholders’ base encompasses more than 1,500 holders of common shares and/or holders of Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) representing common shares.
Bank Audi ranks first among Lebanese banks and is positioned in the inner circle of top regional banking groups. Its shares are listed on the Beirut Stock Exchange. Its GDRs are listed on both the Beirut Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange.
In addition to its historic presence in Lebanon, Switzerland and France, the Group currently operates in Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Abu Dhabi (through a representative office), Monaco, Turkey and Iraq.
Bank Audi Iraq Branches
Bank Audi’s decision to set foot in Iraq stems from five key factors and major drivers making the expansion to the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia a natural yet challenging plan.
First and foremost, Bank Audi’s pioneering reputation entails that the bank complements and strengthens its geographical presence with solid business opportunities and long-term prospects in Iraq.
On an equally important note, the Iraqi banking sector is still untapped with a relatively fragile financial infrastructure. Bank Audi strongly believes it has a major role to play and a huge support to bring to a resourceful and promising neighboring country.
Also, as Bank Audi’s success story shows no signs of abating, it already positioned itself at the vanguard of growth and is capable of bringing its full economic potential to fruition in Iraq.
Encouragingly, economic growth in the country stands at an average of 10.3% annually between 2013 and 2017. Iraq is a country bursting with potential with abundant resources in its favor.
Despite the regional turmoil, Iraq succeeded to maintain its profitability and sustainable growth as the Central Bank expects the country’s GDP to jump to 360 billion in 2015 which constitutes one of the reasons why Bank Audi decided to explore this fast-paced country.
Moreover, the potential for banking services is tremendous as the penetration of the population is around 5% with more than 90% of the transactions still being cash-based, which will be a catalyst for growth and will translate into rolling out a diverse range of products and services.
Business Lines and Products
Bank Audi has continuously labored to become a pioneer of the Lebanese banking sector. It has a strong commercial and corporate banking franchise with a diversified loan portfolio and a wide range of traditional banking products and services offered to SMEs as well as to larger corporate clients.
On the retail banking front, Bank Audi provides a full range of retail products and services, including conventional checking and savings accounts, fixed-term deposits, loans and residential mortgages, credit cards, bancassurance products and internet banking, as well as a host of innovative retail products and services developed in association with leading partners.
Long-term growth story looks robust for Bank Audi Private Bank (BAPB), the wealth management arm of Bank Audi Group, which operates through three main booking centers in Switzerland, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, with offices in Monaco, Qatar, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. BAPB provides discretionary portfolio management, investment advisory, trade execution in all asset classes, Lombard credit, and other private banking services such as estate planning, fiduciary deposits, safe custody and credit cards.
Bank Audi also offers capital markets and investment banking products and services, including securities trading activities. The Bank is leveraging its regional presence to further develop its securities services and brokerage platform, consolidating the business towards increased intra-group synergies
Positive Outlook
Bank Audi is keen on this expansion and will be strengthening its presence across the country as the first branch is due to open in Baghdad in October 2015. Steadfast in its focus on enhancing its outreach, the Bank plans to further expand its coverage of the industry with a few branches in the near future.
| Banking Products and Services |
Type of Service |
| Account Opening |
Saving Account Opening |
| Term Deposit Account Opening |
| Cash Collateral |
| Current Account Opening for Corporations |
| Current Account Opening for Individuals |
| Power of Attorney |
| Term Deposit Withdrawal Prior to Maturity Date |
| Term Deposit Renewal |
| Term Deposit Credit Transactions |
| Temporary Credit Limit |
| Banking Services Over The Counter |
Certified Checks |
| Handing Cash to Clients |
| Banker Checks |
| Cash Deposit |
| Foreign Exchange Transactions |
| Local Purchased Checks |
| Cash Withdrawal |
| Checkbook Request and Delivery |
| Collecting Cash from Clients |
| VIP Checks Settlement on ACH |
| Checks Settlement on ACH |
| Returned Checks on ACH |
| Transfers |
Incoming Cross Border Transfers |
| Outgoing Cross Border Transfers |
| Incoming Local Payment Order |
| Outgoing Local Payment Order |
| Transfer Instructions |
Periodic Instructions |
| Scheduled Sweep |
| Overdraft Sweep |
| Surplus Funds Sweep |
| Online Banking |
Audi Online-Corporate |
| Audi Online-Individual |
| Letter of Gaurantee |
Advance Payment |
| Bid Bonds |
| Performance Bond |
| Others |
| Letter of Credit |
LC Import |
| LC Export |
| Documents for Collection |
Import Documents Collection |
| Export Documents Collection |
| Financing |
Working Capital Financing |
| Long Term and Mid-Term Financing |
| Loans |
Cumulative Loans |
| Long Term and Short Term Loans |
| Personal Loans |