Includes a list of U.S. banks operating in the market; indicates whether Ex-Im Bank offers any country-specific programs.
Last Published: 5/15/2019

There are no U.S. banks currently operating in Chad.  Several local banks have correspondent banks in the U.S. and Europe and can facilitate international transfers.  The following banks have Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) identification codes and have arrangements with correspondent banks:

Société Générale des Banques -SGB (former BTCD)
Correspondents: Société Générale of New York; Standard Chartered Bank of New York; the Bank of New York;

Banque Commerciale du Chari –BCC
Correspondents: Arab Intercontinental Bank (French: Banque Intercontinentale Arabe), Paris; Union des Banques Arabes et Françaises, Paris

Ecobank Tchad
Correspondents: NATXIS, Paris; Citibank, New York

Orabank (former Financial Bank Tchad)
Correspondents: NATXIS, Paris; Credit Agricole, Paris; ING, Belgium, UBS, Barclays London, Bank of Montreal,

Commercial Bank Tchad (CBT), former Banque de Développement du Tchad (BDT)
Correspondents: Citibank, New York; the United Bank for Africa (UBA)

Banque Agricole et Commerciale
Correspondents: Citibank, New York; the United Bank for Africa (UBA)

Banque Sahelo Saharienne pour L’investissement et le Commerce (Tchad) S.A.
Correspondents: ING Belgium SA; Commerzbank, Germany; BNP Paribas, Switzerland; British Arab Commercial Bank Ltd

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Tchad
Correspondents: NATXIS, Paris; United Bank for Africa (UBA), New York, London and Paris

Banque de l’Habitat du Tchad    
This bank started operations in 2017.  It provides traditional banking services with a focus on home loans.  It is backed by the Government of Chad (50 percent), the national oil company (SHT, Société des Hydrocarbures Tchad)(25 percent), and the national social security agency (CNPS, Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale)(25 percent). 

 

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