BANK OF AFRICA - MALI, BAMAKO - SWIFT/BIC Code

BANK OF AFRICA - MALI, BAMAKO - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

AFRIMLBA022

Bank / Institution

BANK OF AFRICA - MALI

Address

418, AVENUE DE LA MARNE

City

BAMAKO

Postcode

Country

Mali

Connection

Active

AFRIMLBA022 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

AFRIMLBA or AFRIMLBA022

Bank Code

AFRI - code assigned to BANK OF AFRICA - MALI

Country Code

ML - code belongs to Mali

Location & Status

BA - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

022 or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

AFRIMLBA - primary office of BANK OF AFRICA - MALI, Mali

What is a SWIFT Code AFRIMLBA022?

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

SWIFT codes comprise of 8 or 11 characters. All 11 digit codes refer to specific branches, while 8 digit codes (or those ending in 'XXX') refer to the head or primary office. SWIFT codes are formatted as follows:

AAAA BB CC DDD

First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
Next 2 characters - location code, passive participant will have "1" in the second character (letters and digits)
Last 3 characters - branch code, optional - 'XXX' for primary office (letters and digits)

The registrations of SWIFT Codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.