Kapital Bank
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| Company type | Open Joint-Stock Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Headquarters | Azerbaijan, Baku |
Number of locations | 106 branches and 24 departments |
Area served | Azerbaijan |
Key people | Jalal Gasimov, Chairman of the Supervisory Board Rovshan Allahverdiyev, Chairman of the Management Board |
| Products | Cash consumer loans, Urgent credit line, BirBank, BirKart |
| Owner | PASHA Holding (99.87%) |
Number of employees | More than 2700 |
| Website | www.kapitalbank.az |
Kapital Bank is a commercial bank operating in Azerbaijan. Founded in 1874 as Azerbaijan Savings Bank, it is headquartered in Baku.
History[edit]
The bank was founded on July 24, 1874. The first service point of Kapital Bank, which is the legal successor of Savings Bank of Azerbaijan, started to function as from July 24, 1874. For the first time, savings banks began their activity under Baku city branch of the State Bank of the Russian Empire. The Executive Manager of the branch was Ivan Samsonovich Khandojevsky. The Steering Committee included such well-known Azerbaijanis as Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Haji Baba Hashimov, and Haji Shikhali Dadashov.
After the proclamation of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Azerbaijan State Bank opened on September 30, 1919, and the activity of savings banks was restored on December 1, 1919.
On April 28, 1920, after the collapse of the ADR, the activity of the Baku branch of the Russian State Bank was suspended by the decree of the Revolutionary Committee of Azerbaijan dated June 9, 1920. In January 1924, State Labour Savings Banks, operating under the State Bank of Azerbaijan SSR, were established. In 1988, these banks were merged into Azerbaijan Republican Bank of Savings Bank of the USSR. On February 11, 1992, Saving Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan was formed on the basis of this Bank. On 21 February 2000, the merger of Savings Bank, Azerbaijan Agro-Industrial Bank and Azerbaijan Industrial Investment Bank resulted in the establishment of Azerbaijan United Universal Stock Bank (BUSBank).
On December 29, 2004, at the meeting of bank shareholders, it was decided to change the name of BUSBank to "Kapital Bank".
99.87% of shares of "Kapital Bank" OJSC belong to PASHA Holding. The share capital of the Bank is 185 million AZN. Kapital Bank is a financial institution with the largest service network in Azerbaijan and has 102 branches and 20 departments.
Kapital Bank is a universal bank and serves physical and corporate clients. The bank serves more than 3 million individuals and more than 22,000 legal entities. At the same time, Kapital Bank closely participates in a number of state-owned social projects and implements a number of development programs of real sector.
Rating[edit]
In 2012, Kapital Bank was awarded ratings by international rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody's. Fitch agency gave the Kapital Bank a long-term "B+" rating, defined the bank's rating forecast as "stable". The short-term rating was "B", the support rating was "4". Moody's Investors Service has determined the long-term rating of the Kapital Bank's foreign currency deposits at the level of "Ba3", the financial support rating at the level of "E+". All ratings have a "stable" forecast.
Supervisory Board[edit]
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board - Jalal Alakbar Oglu Gasimov
- Member of the Supervisory Board - Farid Usad Mammadov
- Member of the Supervisory Board - Rauf Yusif Oglu Hajiyev
- Member of the Supervisory Board - Kamala Hasan Gizi Nuriyeva
- Member of the Supervisory Board - Ogtay Arif Oglu Hasanov
Audit Committee[edit]
- Chairman of the Audit committee - Parvin Shirali Oghlu Ahadzade
- Member of Audit Committee - Murad Faig Oghlu Ahmadov
- Member of Audit Committee - Jamil Vahid Mammadov
Management[edit]
- Chairman of the board - Allahverdiyev Rovshan Shamil (since 10 June 2013)
- First Deputy Chairman of the board - Huseynov Farid Arif
- Deputy Chairman of the board of Directors, Chief Information Officer - Zeynalov Nahid Vidadi
- Deputy Chairman of the board - Yashar Zeynalabdi Mammadov
- Member of the Board, Chief Financial Officer - Emin Agaverdi Mammadov
See also[edit]
- Banking in Azerbaijan
- Central Bank of Azerbaijan
- List of banks in Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijani manat
- Economy of Azerbaijan
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