ABCOBHBM – ARAB BANKING CORPORATION (B.S.C.), MANAMA

ARAB BANKING CORPORATION (B.S.C.), MANAMA SWIFT Code Information
SWIFT Code / BIC	ABCOBHBM
Bank / Institution	ARAB BANKING CORPORATION (B.S.C.)
Branch Name
Address	ABC TOWER BUILDING NO. 152,, FLOOR 4 BLOCK 317, ROAD 1703
City	MANAMA
Postcode
Country	Bahrain
Connection	Active

Swift Code

is a standard format of Bank Identifier Codes (BIC) and it is unique identification code for a particular bank. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also used the codes for exchanging other messages between them.

The Swift code consists of 8 or 11 characters. When 8-digits code is given, it refers to the primary office. The code formatted as below;

AAAA BB CC DDD

• First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
• Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
• Next 2 characters - location code (letters and digits) (passive participant will have "1" in the second character)
• Last 3 characters - branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office) (letters and digits)