NORTH AFRICA BANK, TRIPOLI - SWIFT/BIC Code

NORTH AFRICA BANK, TRIPOLI - SWIFT Code Information

SWIFT Code / BIC

NABLLYLXTIP

Bank / Institution

NORTH AFRICA BANK

Address

NORTH AFRICA BANK, ALDAHARAH- KAHLED BEN ALWALED STREET

City

TRIPOLI

Postcode

00218

Country

Libya

Connection

Active

NABLLYLXTIP - SWIFT Code Breakdown

SWIFT Code

NABLLYLX or NABLLYLXTIP

Bank Code

NABL - code assigned to NORTH AFRICA BANK

Country Code

LY - code belongs to Libya

Location & Status

LX - represents location, second digit means active code

Branch Code

TIP or not assigned, indicating this is a head office

Head Office

NABLLYLX - primary office of NORTH AFRICA BANK, Libya

What is a SWIFT Code NABLLYLXTIP?

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.