Operating both from its headquarters in Paris and from its network in the Arab world (Algiers, Dubai, Cairo) and in Asia (Dhaka, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo) UBAF has become over the years a key player in financing trade between Europe, Asia, the Arab World and Africa.
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UNION OF ARAB AND FRENCH BANKS
UBAF is a French consortial bank created in 1970 by public banks in France and 25 Arab countries.
For more than 50 years, UBAF’s mission has been to support and secure the international trade flows of its clients in the field of trade finance and international trading. Crédit Agricole CIB (CA-CIB), its main shareholder holds 47.01% of the capital and acts as a reference vis-à-vis the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR).
UBAF benefits from a strong international network:
• in Asia, developed since 1970: Seoul, Dhaka, Singapore, Tokyo
• in the Arab world: Algiers, Cairo and Dubai
Please click on this link to see the UBAF Fitch Ratings notation.
FRENCH GENDER EQUALITY INDEX
UBAF obtained the score of 97/100 in 2025:
indicator - pay gap: 37/40
indicator - gap in individual raises: 35/35
indicator - percentage of employees receiving a raise upon returning from maternity leave: 15/15
indicator - employees of the underrepresented gender among the 10 highest paid: 10/10
KEY FIGURES
Strong ownership and international coverage
€250.727.220
Capital
47,01%
Crédit Agricole
52,99%
Monde Arabe (banques et institutions)
52
Years
40.000
Letters of credit
International presence
- 1 HEAD OFFICE Paris (1970)
- 3 AGENCIES Tokyo (1976) - Séoul (1979) - Singapour (1981)
- 4 REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES Cairo (1978) - Dubaï (1996) - Alger (2001) - Dhaka (2008)
BANKS & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(Correspondent banks – Multilateral institutions - Central Banks)
- 71
Countries
- 600
Correspondents
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