Belarusian Bank for Small Business

The Belarusian Bank for Small Business (Belarusian: Беларускі Банк Малога Бізнесу; Russian: Белорусский банк малого бизнеса) was a commercial bank in the Republic of Belarus focused on microcrediting and financial services for small businesses. It was established as a closed joint-stock company (ЗАТ) with a founding agreement signed on 12 December 2007 in Minsk by a group of international financial institutions and development agencies. The bank was officially registered by the National Bank of Belarus on 28 August 2008 and opened in October 2008. The bank's specialization was microcrediting for small business. It provided banking services to individual entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized enterprises, and their owners. It operated branches in Barysaw, Brest, Vitebsk, Grodno, Lida, Mogilev, and Minsk. Its legal address was 28 Surganova Street, Minsk. The bank's SWIFT code was BBSB BY2X, BIK 153001840, UNP 807000201, AKPA 378219965000, and telex 252075 BBSB BY. Former shareholders included the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (21.67%), the International Finance Corporation (21.67%), the Netherlands Development Finance Company (21.67%), KfW (Germany, 12.98%), Swedfund (Sweden, 11.64%), ЗАТ «Банк ББМБ» (Belarus, 4.48%), ShoreCap International (USA, 4.07%), and ShoreBank International (USA, 1.82%). In October 2013, the major Eastern European financial holding Getin Holding acquired 287,689 shares of the bank (95.5% of the charter capital) for EUR 4,867.7 thousand. From 1 September 2014, ЗАТ «Банк ББМБ» was merged with ЗАТ «Ідэя Банк» (Idea Bank), also owned by Getin Holding. The bank thus ceased to exist as a separate legal entity.

The Belarusian Bank for Small Business was created as a specialized commercial bank in Belarus with a focus on microcrediting small businesses. The founding agreement for the closed joint-stock company (ЗАТ) was signed on 12 December 2007 in Minsk with the participation of all founding organizations. The bank was registered by the National Bank of Belarus by resolution No. 119 on 28 August 2008. Its grand opening took place in October 2008. The bank's founding shareholders were a group of international financial institutions and development agencies: the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (21.67%), the International Finance Corporation (21.67%), the Netherlands Development Finance Company (21.67%), KfW (Germany, 12.98%), Swedfund (Sweden, 11.64%), ЗАТ «Банк ББМБ» (Belarus, 4.48%), ShoreCap International (USA, 4.07%), and ShoreBank International (USA, 1.82%). The bank provided banking services to individual entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized enterprises, and their owners. It maintained branches in Barysaw, Brest, Vitebsk, Grodno, Lida, Mogilev, and Minsk. Its legal address was 28 Surganova Street, Minsk. Its SWIFT code was BBSB BY2X, BIK 153001840, UNP 807000201, AKPA 378219965000, and telex 252075 BBSB BY. In October 2013, the major Eastern European financial holding Getin Holding acquired 287,689 shares of the bank, representing 95.5% of the charter capital, for EUR 4,867.7 thousand. From 1 September 2014, ЗАТ «Банк ББМБ» was merged with ЗАТ «Ідэя Банк» (Idea Bank), which was also owned by Getin Holding. Following the merger, the Belarusian Bank for Small Business ceased to exist as a separate legal entity.

• 2014

  ЗАТ «Банк ББМБ» merged with ЗАТ «Ідэя Банк», also owned by Getin Holding.

• 2013

  Getin Holding acquired 287,689 shares (95.5% of charter capital) for EUR 4,867.7 thousand.

• 2008

  Bank registered by resolution No. 119 of the National Bank of Belarus.

• 2008

  Grand opening of the bank.

• 2007

  Founding agreement for ЗАТ «Беларускі банк малога бізнесу» signed in Minsk by all founding organizations.

Specialized bank for microcrediting and financial services to small businesses and entrepreneurs in Belarus.

• Microcredits for small business

  The bank's specialization was microcrediting small businesses.

• Banking services for individual entrepreneurs

  The bank provided banking services to individual entrepreneurs.

• Banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises

  The bank served small and medium-sized enterprises and their owners.

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2. 2Belarusian Bank for Small Businesswikidata.org
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