Find Mauritania Bank SWIFT Codes

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Mauritania Below are the SWIFT codes for all banks in Mauritania. Only active SWIFT codes are shown. All passive (i.e. inactive) codes are excluded from the list.


ID Bank or Institution City Branch Swift Code
1 ALGERIAN UNION BANK-SA (AUB-SA) NOUAKCHOTT AUBMMRMR
2 ATTIJARI BANK MAURITANIE NOUAKCHOTT BCMAMRMR
3 BANQUE AL MUAMELAT AS SAHIHA NOUAKCHOTT BMSHMRMR
4 BANQUE AL WAVA MAURITANIENNE ISLAMIQUE (BAMIS) NOUAKCHOTT BAAWMRMR
5 BANQUE CENTRALE DE MAURITANIE NOUAKCHOTT BCEMMRMR
6 BANQUE DES FINANCEMENTS ISLAMIQUES NOUAKCHOTT FIAQMRMR
7 BANQUE EL AMANA (BEA) NOUAKCHOTT AMDHMRMR
8 BANQUE ISLAMIQUE DE MAURITANIE NOUAKCHOTT BIMMMRMR
9 BANQUE MAURITANIENNE DE L'INVESTISSEMENT NOUAKCHOTT BQMIMRMR
10 BANQUE MAURITANIENNE POUR LE COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL NOUADHIBOU MBICMRMR0MN
11 BANQUE MAURITANIENNE POUR LE COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL NOUAKCHOTT MBICMRMR
12 BANQUE NATIONALE DE MAURITANIE NOUAKCHOTT BQNMMRMR
13 BANQUE POPULAIRE DE MAURITANIE CITY OF MAKATI BPMAMRMR
14 BANQUE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE NOUAKCHOTT COLIMRMR
15 CHINGUITTY BANK NOUAKCHOTT CZRZMRMR
16 GENERALE DE BANQUE DE MAURITANIE POUR L'INVESTISSEMENT ET LE COMMERCE NOUADHIBOU GBMCMRMRNDB
17 GENERALE DE BANQUE DE MAURITANIE POUR L'INVESTISSEMENT ET LE COMMERCE NOUAKCHOTT GBMCMRMR
18 INTERNATIONAL BANK OF MAURITANIA NOUAKCHOTT IBMRMRMR
19 NOUVELLE BANQUE DE MAURITANIE NOUAKCHOTT NBMRMRMR
20 ORABANK MAURITANIE NOUAKCHOTT ORBKMRMR
21 QATAR NATIONAL BANK (QNB) NOUAKCHOTT QNBAMRMU
22 SOCIETE GENERALE MAURITANIE NOUAKCHOTT BIIMMRMR


What is a SWIFT Code?

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

SWIFT codes comprise of 8 or 11 characters. All 11 digit codes refer to specific branches, while 8 digit codes (or those ending in 'XXX') refer to the head or primary office. SWIFT codes are formatted as follows:

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, passive participant will have "1" in the second character (letters and digits)
  • Last 3 characters - branch code, optional - 'XXX' for primary office (letters and digits)

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The registrations of SWIFT codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.