BALTIC INTERNATIONAL BANK, RIGA - SWIFT/BIC Code

BALTIC INTERNATIONAL BANK, RIGA - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

BLIBLV22

Bank / Institution

BALTIC INTERNATIONAL BANK

Address

KALEJU STREET 43

City

RIGA

Postcode

1050

Country

Latvia

Connection

Active

BLIBLV22 - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

BLIBLV22 or BLIBLV22XXX

Bank Code

BLIB - code assigned to BALTIC INTERNATIONAL BANK

Country Code

LV - code belongs to Latvia

Location & Status

22 - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code BLIBLV22?

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.