MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, ATHENS - SWIFT/BIC Code

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, ATHENS - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

MFGAGRAA

Bank / Institution

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Address

37 PANEPISTIMIOU STREET

City

ATHENS

Postcode

10165

Country

Greece

Connection

Active

MFGAGRAA - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

MFGAGRAA or MFGAGRAAXXX

Bank Code

MFGA - code assigned to MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Country Code

GR - code belongs to Greece

Location & Status

AA - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

XXX or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

What is a SWIFT Code MFGAGRAA?

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.