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Commercial Bank of Syria

Bank · Sanctioned entity

Commercial Bank of Syria is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Company				[sources]
Name	Banca Comercială a Siriei · Banco Comercial de Siria · Banque Commerciale de Syrie · Banque commerciale de Syrie · COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA · 10 more...				[sources]
Other name	CBS · Commercial Bank of Syria				[sources]
Incorporation date	1959-06-04				[sources]
Legal form	Finance. State-owned				[sources]
Jurisdiction	Syria				[sources]
Country	Lebanon · Syria				[sources]
Registration number	not available				[sources]
E-Mail	dir.cbs@mail.sy				[sources]
PermID	`5035756170`				[sources]
Phone	+963112216975 · +963112218890				[sources]
SWIFT/BIC	`CMSYSYDA`				[sources]
Website	cbs-bank.sy · www.cbs-bank.sy				[sources]
Status	Active				[sources]
Address	Aleppo Branch, P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo · Damascus Branch, P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damascus · P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damascus · Syria · YOUSSEF AL AZMEH SQUARE DAMASCUS SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · 2 more...				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · permid.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Created at	1998-09-05				[sources]
Modified on	2021				[sources]
Last changed	2024-03-19	Last checked	2024-04-26	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

Commercial Bank of Syria is a Syrian state-owned financial Institution. Website http://cbs-bank.sy/En-index.php; Tel: +963 11 2218890; Fax: +963 11 2216975; General management: dir.cbs@mail.sy

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2024-01-16

SWIFT/ BIC CMSYSYDA; all offices worldwide [NPWMD]

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2023-04-20

Tel.: +963 11 221 8890, Fax: +963 11 221 6975, E-Mail General management: dir.cbs@mail.sy, Website: http://cbs-bank.sy/En-index.php.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

State-owned bank providing financial support to the regime.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

SWIFT/BIC: CMSYSYDA, all offices worldwide [NPWMD].

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

SWIFT/ BIC CMSYSYDA; all offices worldwide [NPWMD]

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2023-04-20

banque d'État apportant un soutien financier au régime - Fax : +963 11 2216975

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-04-20

Subsidiary branch called Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank is based in Beirut

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

all offices worldwide

— US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Damascus Branch, Moawiya St., P.O. Box 2231, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, Yousef Azmeh Square, P.O. Box 933, Damascus, Syrian Arab, Republic, Aleppo Branch, Kastel Hajjarin St., P.O. Box 2, Aleppo, Syrian, Arab Republic	-
toutes agences dans le monde [NPWMD]	-
2, Kastel Hajjarin St. (Aleppo Branch), Aleppo, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · Agence d'Alep : P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Alep - SWIFT/BIC CMSYSYDA · Aleppo Branch, Kastel Hajjarin St., P.O. Box 2, Aleppo · P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic	Syria
2231, Moawiya St., Damascus, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic	Syria
Agence de Damas : P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damas, Syrie.- P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damas · Damascus Branch, Moawiya St., P.O. Box 2231, Damascus	Syria
Beirut · Beyrouth	Lebanon
P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damascus	Syria
Damascus Branch, P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damascus	Syria
933, Yousef Azmeh Square (Damascus Branch), Damascus, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic · Yousef Azmeh Square, P.O. Box 933, Damascus · Yousef Azmeh Square，P.O. Box 933，Damascus，Syria	Syria
Aleppo Branch, P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo	Syria

Assets and shares
Asset	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank	-	-	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank	related-to	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2016-01-19	-
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 1011/2011 du 13/10/2011 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
European External Action Service	SYR	2018-07-27	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Syria)	2024-01-12	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2020	-
Ministry of Finance	シリアのアル・アサド大統領及びその関係者等（団体）	2012-03-09	-
Global Affairs Canada	Syria / Syrie	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2018-07-27	-

Data sources

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,647

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

French Freezing of Assets6,265

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · European External Action Service

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,244

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA.

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,480

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,011

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes.

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,901

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Japan Economic sanctions and list of eligible people3,485

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · Ministry of Finance

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,315

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council.

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

Business Identifier Code (BIC) Reference Data56,385

Reference data for SWIFT BIC code, including bank names and addresses.

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,069

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

LSEG PermID Open Data2,452

Permanent Identifier (PermID) is a reference data spine offered by LSEG/Refinitiv to help create unique identifiers for organizations that are publicly listed.

External dataset · LSEG/Refinitiv · non-official source

Source data IDs: au-dfat-2270-commercial-bank-of-syria · eu-fsf-eu-2760-51 · gb-hmt-12203 · ca-sema-1-8-sy-commercial-bank-of-syria-banque-commerciale-de-syrie · NK-fXsZSaKfMjbeySC2gNPrBV · ca-sema-syria-1-8 · permid-5035756170 · fr-ga-1917 · ofac-12847 · bic-CMSYSYDA · ch-seco-22985 · ja-mof-7a64a14dff37c6e0b225a2586ee2b8f5532d71cd

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