LEBANON AND GULF BANK SAL, BEIRUT - SWIFT/BIC Code

LEBANON AND GULF BANK SAL, BEIRUT - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

LGBALBBE

Bank / Institution

LEBANON AND GULF BANK SAL

Address

RENNO, 585 LYON STREET - HAMRA

City

BEIRUT

Postcode

1103 2806

Country

Lebanon

Connection

Active

LGBALBBE - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

LGBALBBE or LGBALBBEXXX

Bank Code

LGBA - code assigned to LEBANON AND GULF BANK SAL

Country Code

LB - code belongs to Lebanon

Location & Status

BE - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code LGBALBBE?

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.