First National Bank (Arabic: فرست ناشونال بنك) is a
Lebanese financial bank, established in the year 1991 under the name (Bank of Commerce SAL).
The bank continued to carry out limited banking activities until the year 1994, when a group of Gulf businessmen acquired the bank's shares, including Mr.
Mohammed Al-Sager
Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager (; born 18 June 1951) is a Kuwaiti journalist, businessman, and politician.
Background
Al-Sager received a bachelor's degree in economics from Whittier College (California, US) in 1975. He then worked for five years at t ...
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In the year 2000, ''Lebanon Invest SAL'' acquired 62% of the bank's shares, and in 2002 the aforementioned bank merged with the ''
Societe Bancaire du Liban (SBL)'' and the name was changed to ''First National Bank''.
The bank includes 24 branches in Lebanon.
Key people
* Rami Nemer, chairman (2009)
See also
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List of Banks in Lebanon
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Byblos Bank
Byblos Bank () is a Lebanese bank established in 1963 and headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon. It is the country's third largest bank by assets. It is one of the Alpha banks in Lebanon, along with Banque Libano-Française S.A.L., Bank Audi, BLOM ...
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Audi Bank
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Banque du Liban
''Banque du Liban'' (; English: Bank of Lebanon) is the central bank of Lebanon. It was established on August 1, 1963, and became fully operational on April 1, 1964.
In 2023, Wassim Mansouri stepped up as interim governor of the Banque du Lib ...
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Economy of Lebanon
The economy of Lebanon has been experiencing a large-scale multi-dimensional crisis since 2019, including a banking collapse, the Lebanese liquidity crisis and a sovereign default. It is classified as a developing, lower-middle income economy. ...
References
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External links
Official website
Banks established in 1991
Banks of Lebanon