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List of Banks in Asia
 Banks
in Maldives
Bank of Maldives (MSE:BML) is the
national (and the leading) bank of the Maldives, established on November
11, 1982. The main business of the Bank is retail banking, in addition
to handling development banking activities in all the atolls. Their
services include Electronic banking, credit cards and Debit cards.
Presently the bank has seventeen branches. Twelve of these branches are
located in different atolls of the country. Four out of seventeen are
located in Malé. The remaining one is located in Malé International
Airport.
Bank of Maldives is the only local bank
in Republic of Maldives. There are other banks like State bank of India,
Habib Bank, HSBC bank, etc in Maldives, but they do not have more than
one branch. I am not sure if there is any restriction to open more than
one branch for foreign banks in Maldives. Bank of Maldives has many
branches in Male’ the capital of Maldives as well as in remote islands.
The bank is fully computerized and provide almost all the banking
services needed for the citizens and business establishments in Maldives.
History of Bank of Maldives
Bank of Maldives, shortly called BML commenced its operation on 11th
November, 1982 and was inaugurated by the President of Maldives. The
bank was started as a joint venture between the Government of Maldives
and IFCI bank Dhaka. Now IFCI no longer has any shares of Bank of
Maldives, but its now a public limited company with a capital of 36.5
million Maldivian Rufeeya. The bank became public in the year 1993 and
still its the same.
Branches of Bank of Maldives
There are three branches in Male’, the capital of Maldives, namely
Majeedhi Magu branch, Market branch and the Main branch. It also has a
branch at the Male’ International Airport and Villingly, an island
nearby Male’. There are a total of 17 branches for Bank of Maldives.
Services of Bank of Maldives
Retail Banking
Loans and Advances
Trade and foreign banking
Card centre and electronic banking
Online banking includes, billpay
Salary Handling
There are many big business establishment in Maldives and they need the
best services. State bank of India was established much before of Bank
of Maldives, but the services at SBI needs a lot of improvements. I have
not seen any foreigner working in Bank of Maldives, but the service and
facilities and excellent. Maldives need good banking service as there
are many new resorts coming up in Maldives.
You can visit the official website for Bank of Maldives for more
information http://www.bankofmaldives.com.mv
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