Bank of Palestine

Bank of Palestine has a long embedded presence and experience in Palestine dating back to 1960. Bank of Palestine is constantly growing to be financially inclusive, and socially responsible at the cutting edge of global financial practice and innovation. The bank has the most widespread branch network in Palestine (66 branches), a paid up capital of $195 million, and assets of USD 3.898 billion, with 1,600 employees serving around 780,000 customers. BOP is engaged in retail, corporate, micro & SME, and Diaspora banking operations. BOP is the sole agent for issuing and acquiring Visa and MasterCard in Palestine with over 6,000 Point of Sale merchant terminals nationwide. BOP is involved in large project finance loan syndications. It adopts a holistic sustainability strategy; and has as such worked with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop a stringent risk management & governance structure. BOP has been the leader in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Palestine dedicating 6% of its net profit to community & human development. Bank of Palestine’s stock (PEX: BOP) has been listed on the Palestine Exchange (PEX) since 2005. Bank of Palestine prides itself in maintaining a healthy and reliable dividends distribution commitment to its shareholders. For the last 10 years the bank has distributed in both stock dividends and cash dividends between 15%-37% of the par value of the stock annually. We have also seen a significant appreciation in the bank’s market capitalization which was at USD$ 185 million as of Dec 31, 2007 and reached USD $501 million as of Sep. 30, 2016, representing 16% of the capitalization of the Palestine Exchange. This consistent distribution of profits has helped the bank maintain a healthy level of capital adequacy; enabling the bank to sustain its growth strategy and in turn honor its shareholder value commitment.