Info:
Belarus-based bank owned or controlled by Iranian state-owned banks;
Appears to have changed its primary name from Onerbank to North European Bank following the imposition of sanctions;
Has been co-owned by Bank Saderat Iran, the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI), and Bank Refah Kargaran, with Bank Saderat Iran holding a 37% stake, the EDBI holding a 23% stake, and Bank Refah Kargaran holding a 40% stake;
Bank Toseeh Saderat Iran has also been a co-owner;
Current co-owners and board members are Iranian residents Zafiran Radzai Mohammad Reza Hossein (40%), a former Bank Refah Kargaran employee, Khorasani Mahmood Mohammadali (37%), a former Bank Saderat employee, and Allahbashi Mehdi Mohammad Tagi (23%);
Also Known As:
Onerbank ZAO
Eftekhar Bank
Honor Bank
Honorbank
Honorbank ZAO
honor Bank in Belarus
Honor Bank Joint Venture
Oner Bank
Onerbank
oner-Bank
Onerbank CJSC
Onerbank ZAT
Closed Joint-Stock Company
North European Bank
CJSC N.E.B. bank
Involved In:
Missile Weapon Program
Country:
Belarus
Address:
Ulitsa Klary Tsetkin 51, Minsk 220004, Belarus
Phone:
(017) 306-06-90
Website:
www.hbank.by
E-Mail:
info@hbank.by
Person of interests:
Zafiran Radzai Mohammad Reza Hossein;
Khorasani Mahmood Mohammadali;
Allahbashi Mehdi Mohammad Tagi
Reason for the color:
» As part of the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran, added on November 5, 2018 to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), freezing its assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13599, which targets entities controlled by the Government of Iran and Iranian financial institutions;
» Listed by the European Union on May 23, 2011 as an entity linked to Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activites or Iran’s development of nuclear weapon delivery systems;
» Removed from the E.U. list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of action;
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on August 3, 2010;
» Removed from the SDN list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, but identified as a part of the Government of Iran, prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties;