CBAO GROUPE ATTIJARIWAFA BANK BURKINA FASO, OUAGADOUGOU - SWIFT/BIC Code

CBAO GROUPE ATTIJARIWAFA BANK BURKINA FASO, OUAGADOUGOU - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

CBAOBFBG

Bank / Institution

CBAO GROUPE ATTIJARIWAFA BANK BURKINA FASO

Address

IMM. BISMILLAHI 2, RDC ET 2EME FLR, AVENUE SANGOULE LAMIZANA 1138, SECTEUR 04

City

OUAGADOUGOU

Postcode

CMS 11

Country

Burkina Faso

Connection

Active

CBAOBFBG - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

CBAOBFBG or CBAOBFBGXXX

Bank Code

CBAO - code assigned to CBAO GROUPE ATTIJARIWAFA BANK BURKINA FASO

Country Code

BF - code belongs to Burkina Faso

Location & Status

BG - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code CBAOBFBG?

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.