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Website https://online.fibi.co.il/wps/portal/FibiMenu/HomeEN
Headquarters
42 Rothschild Blvd.
6688310 Tel-Aviv
Israel
CEO/chair Smadar Barber-Tsadik
Chief Executive Officer
Supervisor
Bank of Israel
Ownership
listed on Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange

FIBI's largest shareholder is the FIBI Holding Company, controlled by the Bino-Liberman Group. FIBI's complete share holder structure can be accessed here.

First International Bank of Israel (FIBI) was founded in 1972 through the merger of several banks. The bank provides general and premium banking services to large and mid-sized business customers, as well as to households and private businesses. 

Sustainability
Policies
Voluntary standards

First International Bank of Israel does not have public avaible investment policies. The bank's web page on corporate social responsibility only lists the bank's most recent annual CSR reports.

2019-02-21 00:00:00

Wolfsberg Questionnaire

Bank policy
2019-02-21 00:00:00 | First International Bank of Israel
2010-05-31 00:00:00

Policy on prohibition money laundering and finance of terror

Bank policy
2010-05-31 00:00:00 | First International Bank of Israel
First International Bank of Israel (FIBI) has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Dodgy Deals

First International Bank Of Israel (FIBI) is linked to a number of companies and projects that BankTrack considers controversial (so called Dodgy Deals), e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. The profiles below provide more details on the nature of First International Bank Of Israel (FIBI)'s link to these deals.

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UN rights office issues report on business activities related to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

2020-02-12 | Geneva | UN
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SumOfUs Report Exposes French Insurer's Complicity in War Crimes

Report reveals that AXA invests in banned weapons manufacturers and banks that finance illegal Israeli Settlements
2019-07-08 | SumOfUs
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Bankrolling Abuse - Israeli Banks in West Bank Settlements

New report by Human Rights Watch
2018-06-04 | Human Rights Watch
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BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank still involved in illegal Israeli settlement industry

2018-05-29 | 11.11.11
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How Israeli banks finance theft of Palestinian land

2018-05-29 | Electronic Intifada
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Israeli Banks Profit From Settlements

Their Role Abets Land Seizures, Rights Abuses
2018-05-28 | Human Rights Watch
Blog
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Israel/Palestine: Israeli banks supporting settlements

No domestic obligation to provide many services that aid rights abuses
2017-09-13 | Jerusalem | Human Rights Watch
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Why is Human Rights Watch urging engagement with Israel’s banks?

Bank Hapoalim, Bank Leumi, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, First International Bank of Israel and Israel Discount Bank
2017-09-13 | Electronic Intifada
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Financing land grab: the direct involvement of Israeli banks in the Israeli settlement enterprise

2017-02-28 | Who Profits
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Dirty Profits report highlights role of Israeli banks in settlement construction

2016-02-16 | Article 1 Collective
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Financing the occupation through Israeli banks

2015-12-12 | Article 1 Collective
Resources
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2022-07-15 00:00:00

Annual report 2021

Annual report
2022-07-15 00:00:00 | FIBI
2022-07-15 00:00:00

CSR Report 2020

Annual report
2022-07-15 00:00:00 | FIBI
2021-07-22 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

Annual report
2021-07-22 00:00:00 | FIBI
2020-08-02 00:00:00

CSR report 2019

Annual report
2020-08-02 00:00:00 | FIBI
2020-07-24 00:00:00

Annual report 2019

Annual report
2020-07-24 00:00:00 | FIBI
2020-07-24 00:00:00

CSR report 2018

Annual report
2020-07-24 00:00:00 | FIBI
2019-02-21 00:00:00

Wolfsberg Questionnaire

Bank policy
2019-02-21 00:00:00 | First International Bank of Israel
2018-06-18 00:00:00

Bankrolling Abuse

Israeli Banks in West Bank Settlements
NGO document
2018-06-18 00:00:00 | Human Rights Watch
2018-02-02 00:00:00

Annual Report 2017

Annual report
2018-02-02 00:00:00 | First International Bank of Israel
2017-07-18 00:00:00

CSR Report 2016

Annual report
2017-07-18 00:00:00 | First International Bank of Israel
2017-03-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2016

Annual report
2017-03-31 00:00:00 | First International Bank of Israel
2016-07-01 00:00:00

Investments in Israeli banks

A research paper prepared for BankTrack
Internal campaign document
2016-07-01 00:00:00 | Profundo
2013-11-01 00:00:00

Financing the Israeli Occupation

The Current Involvement of Israeli Banks in Israeli Settlement Activity
NGO document
2013-11-01 00:00:00 | Who Profits
2010-10-18 00:00:00

Financing the Isaeli Occupation

NGO document
2010-10-18 00:00:00 | Who Profits
2010-05-31 00:00:00

Policy on prohibition money laundering and finance of terror

Bank policy
2010-05-31 00:00:00 | First International Bank of Israel

BDS Movement

The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement works to end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians and pressure Israel to comply with international law.

Article 1 Collective

Article 1 Collective's program webpage on the Palestine-Israel conflict. The Article 1 Collective works towards a world where all actors respect international law and human rights.

Accountability
Grievances

FIBI does not operate a complaints or grievances channel for individuals or communities that might have been affected by the bank's finance.

This page evaluates First International Bank of Israel (FIBI)'s responses to instances of alleged human rights violations linked to its finance, raised by civil society organisations. It is not intended to be exhaustive, but covers selected impacts raised by BankTrack and other civil society partners since 2016. For the full scoring methodology, see here. For more information about BankTrack's evaluation of bank responses to human rights impacts, see the 2021 report "Actions speak louder: assessing bank responses to human rights violations".

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