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36: 840: 27: 1151: 352:. Its name means "Bank of the Nation". Bank Mellat was established in 1980, with a paid capital of Rials 33.5 billion as a merger of ten pre-revolution private banks, comprising Tehran, Dariush, Pars, Etebarat Taavoni & Tozie, Iran & Arab, Bein-al-melalie-Iran, Omran, Bimeh Iran, Tejarat Khareji Iran and Farhangian. 392:
in Luxembourg ruled to annul the European Union sanctions in place since 2010 against Bank Mellat on grounds of supporting the Iranian nuclear and missile programs, stating that the basic rights of the bank had been denied and there was no evidence supporting the claim. Bank Mellat intends to sue for
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in March 2013, causing the court to hold a closed hearing for the first time. In June 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that the UK government's sanctions on the bank had been unlawful with one justice stating that targeting Bank Mellat was "irrational and disproportionate". Bank Mellat is claiming
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later reported that £1.25 billion plus interest was paid to Bank Mellat, through a third country entity to avoid US sanctions. However the British government stated in parliament "the amount paid in respect of the settlement was €91,352,709.35", plus £1 million for legal costs.
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damages from the UK government for the loss of business between 2009 and 2013. The damages hearing was scheduled for June 2019, with Bank Mellat seeking damages of $ 1.7 billion. On the first day of the trial the parties agreed a settlement for a confidential sum.
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In 2007 the Iranian government started the process of privatising the bank as part of a policy of selling 80% of state-owned stakes in banking, media, transportation and mining companies.
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has mentioned Bank Mellat and Persia International in their watchlist of Iranian banks which may be trading in violation of
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concurred with the General Court decision that the reasons given for sanctions were too vague.
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in the Islamic Republic of Iran, ranking among the top 1000 banks of the world.
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The bank's capital amounted to Rls 13,100 billion and it was one of the largest
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The Bank Mellat London branch was merged with the Bank Tejarat branch to form
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Iranian entities subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
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Jane Croft; Andrew England; Sarah Provan (18 June 2019).
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A related action in the British courts was taken to the
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Tehran
Iran
Public
Traded as
TSE
ISIN
IRO1BMLT0007
Banking
Financial services
Insurance
Bank Pars
Tehran Bank
Omran Bank
Farhangian Bank
Darius Bank
Tehran
Iran
Consumer banking
corporate banking
finance and insurance
investment banking
mortgage loans
private banking
private equity
wealth management
credit cards
US$
Total assets

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