Azizi Bank
Native name
‍عزیزی بانک
TypePrivate
FoundedJune 2006
HeadquartersAnkara Square, Opp Turkish Embassy, Main Road, ,
Number of employees
Around 1,850[1]
Websitewww.azizibank.af

Azizi Bank is one of the largest commercial banks in Afghanistan. It has 80 branches including extension counters and around 100 ATMs across Afghanistan.[1] The bank opened on June 13, 2006, and is headquartered in Zanbaq Square, Kabul, Afghanistan.[2]

As of 2017, Azizi Bank employed around 1,600 staff, 13% of whom were female.[3] During the 2021 Taliban offensive, its fighters escorted female employees from a branch of the bank in Kandahar and ordered them not to return.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Our Profile". Azizi Bank. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. "Azizi Bank". Afghanistan Banks Association. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Azizi Bank. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. "Afghan female bank employees forced out of jobs as Taliban takes control". Al Arabiya Network. Reuters. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

Further reading

Official website

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