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
MFGAGRAAPDI
Bank / Institution
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Address
City
ATHENS
Postcode
Country
Greece
Connection
Active
MFGAGRAAPDI - SWIFT Code Breakdown
SWIFT Code
MFGAGRAA or MFGAGRAAPDI
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
PDI or not assigned, indicating this is a head office
Head Office
MFGAGRAA - primary office of MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, Greece

What is a SWIFT Code MFGAGRAAPDI?

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.

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