Bank of Credit & Commerce International
Other Business Names:
- Abedi, Agha Hasan
- BCCI
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Karachi, Pakistan
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
International banking services
Notes:
Established in 1972 by Agha Hasan Abedi, a Pakistani banker, and grew rapidly to become a leading international bank, operating in 78 countries, by late 1980s. Headquartered in London and Karachi and registered in Luxembourg. Forcibly closed 1991 by bank regulators on account of massive fraud, money laundering and other financial crime. Otherwise referred to as BCCI
Publications:
- A Full Service Bank. How BCCI stole billions around the world by Adams, James R, & Douglas Frantz
- Bankrupt. The BCCI fraud by Kochan, Nick, & Bob Whittington
- BCCI. The inside story of the world's most corrupt financial empire by Truell, Peter, & Larry Gurwin
- Behind Closed Doors. BCCI. The greatest fraud in history by Unknown
- Dirty Money. BCCI. The inside story of the world's sleaziest bank by Potts, Mark, Nicholas Kochan & Robert Whittington
- L'Affaire BCCI. The inside story by Banker, V K
- Making a Modern Central Bank. The Bank of England, 1979-2003 by James, Harold
- The Outlaw Bank. A wild ride into the secret heart of BCCI by Beaty, Jonathan, & S C Gwynne
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Abedi, Agha Hasan
- BCCI
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Karachi, Pakistan
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Financial services International banking services
Notes:
Established in 1972 by Agha Hasan Abedi, a Pakistani banker, and grew rapidly to become a leading international bank, operating in 78 countries, by late 1980s. Headquartered in London and Karachi and registered in Luxembourg. Forcibly closed 1991 by bank regulators on account of massive fraud, money laundering and other financial crime. Otherwise referred to as BCCIPublications:
- A Full Service Bank. How BCCI stole billions around the world by Adams, James R, & Douglas Frantz
- Bankrupt. The BCCI fraud by Kochan, Nick, & Bob Whittington
- BCCI. The inside story of the world's most corrupt financial empire by Truell, Peter, & Larry Gurwin
- Behind Closed Doors. BCCI. The greatest fraud in history by Unknown
- Dirty Money. BCCI. The inside story of the world's sleaziest bank by Potts, Mark, Nicholas Kochan & Robert Whittington
- L'Affaire BCCI. The inside story by Banker, V K
- Making a Modern Central Bank. The Bank of England, 1979-2003 by James, Harold
- The Outlaw Bank. A wild ride into the secret heart of BCCI by Beaty, Jonathan, & S C Gwynne