British Bank of the Middle East Ltd
Other Business Names:
- De Reuter, Baron Julius
- Imperial Bank of Persia
- Imperial Bank of Iran
- British Bank of Iran & the Middle East
- Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Iran
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
International banking services
Notes:
Established in 1889 by Baron Julius de Reuter as Imperial Bank of Persia. Operated under a concession granted by Shah of Persia and a royal charter granted in UK. Established branches throughout Persia. Renamed 1935 Imperial Bank of Iran, British Bank of Iran & the Middle East in 1949 and British Bank of the Middle East in 1952. Opened branches in other Middle East countries from 1940s and withdrew from Iran in 1952. 1959 acquired by Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp but continued to trade separately [2023]
Publications:
- Archives of the HSBC Group by Green, Edwin, & Sara Kinsey
- Banking and Empire in Iran. The history of the British Bank of the Middle East. Volume 1 by Jones, Geoffrey
- Banking and Oil. The History of the British Bank of the Middle East. Volume 2 by Jones, Geoffrey
- British Multinational Banking, 1830-1990 by Jones, Geoffrey
- 'British overseas banks in the Middle East, 1920-70. A study in multinational middle age' in A Teichova (ed), Multinational Enterprise in Historical Perspective by Jones, Geoffrey
- Entrepreneurship and Multinationals. Global business and the making of the modern world by Jones, Geoffrey (ed)
- Imperial Bank of Iran and Iranian economic development, 1890-1952 by Jones, Geoffrey
- 'International banking and its political implications. The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp and the Imperial Bank of Persia, 1889-1914' in F H H King (ed), Eastern Banking. Essays in the history of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp by McLean, David
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- De Reuter, Baron Julius
- Imperial Bank of Persia
- Imperial Bank of Iran
- British Bank of Iran & the Middle East
- Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Iran
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Financial services International banking services
Notes:
Established in 1889 by Baron Julius de Reuter as Imperial Bank of Persia. Operated under a concession granted by Shah of Persia and a royal charter granted in UK. Established branches throughout Persia. Renamed 1935 Imperial Bank of Iran, British Bank of Iran & the Middle East in 1949 and British Bank of the Middle East in 1952. Opened branches in other Middle East countries from 1940s and withdrew from Iran in 1952. 1959 acquired by Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp but continued to trade separately [2023]Publications:
- Archives of the HSBC Group by Green, Edwin, & Sara Kinsey
- Banking and Empire in Iran. The history of the British Bank of the Middle East. Volume 1 by Jones, Geoffrey
- Banking and Oil. The History of the British Bank of the Middle East. Volume 2 by Jones, Geoffrey
- British Multinational Banking, 1830-1990 by Jones, Geoffrey
- 'British overseas banks in the Middle East, 1920-70. A study in multinational middle age' in A Teichova (ed), Multinational Enterprise in Historical Perspective by Jones, Geoffrey
- Entrepreneurship and Multinationals. Global business and the making of the modern world by Jones, Geoffrey (ed)
- Imperial Bank of Iran and Iranian economic development, 1890-1952 by Jones, Geoffrey
- 'International banking and its political implications. The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp and the Imperial Bank of Persia, 1889-1914' in F H H King (ed), Eastern Banking. Essays in the history of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp by McLean, David