Bank Muscat
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Operations
The international operations consist of a branch each in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and representative offices in Dubai, UAE and Singapore.[4] The Bank has whole ownership of Muscat Capital, a brokerage and investment banking entity in Saudi Arabia,[5] and a 11.8% stake in Silkbank in Pakistan.[6]
Recognition
Bank Muscat was voted the ‘Best Bank in Oman’ for seven years by The Banker,[7] FT London[8][9][10] nine years in a row by Global Finance and Euromoney.[11][12] Bank Muscat is the recipient of the Hewitt recognition as the Middle East’s Best Employer 2009.[13] The Bank was declared an Investor in People (IiP) organisation in January 2007, becoming the first banking organisation in the MENA region to be awarded the global recognition.[13] In 2004, Bank Muscat became the first bank in the Middle East to be completely ISO 9000:2000 certified.[14] In 2022, the bank was ranked among the top 30 banks in the region by Forbes Middle East.[15]
International issues
In 2013, the bank was hit by a $39 million fraud scheme using prepaid travel cards accessed from outside of Oman.[16] This led to an impairment charge impacting 10.5% of Bank Muscat's earnings for the period.[17]
In 2016, the United States Department of the Treasury secretly issued a license to Bank Muscat to convert $5.7 billion in Iranian overseas reserves from Omani rials into euros via United States dollars, something not normally permitted due to United States sanctions against Iran.[18]
References
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External links
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