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We are honoured to announce that Global Business Magazine, based in New Jersey, USA, has recognized Ghazanfar Bank as the Bank of the Year 2025. This prestigious award highlights our exceptional performance, commitment to innovation, and dedication to delivering excellence in the financial sector. We extend our sincere gratitude to our valued clients and partners whose trust and support have made this achievement possible. Ghazanfar Bank is proud to announce that it has been honoured with the prestigious Best Private Bank in Afghanistan 2025 award by World Finance, a renowned international financial publication based in London, UK. This recognition reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer-centric banking. It is a testament to the trust of our valued clients, the dedication of our professional team, and our continued efforts to set new standards in the Afghan banking sector.

Announced alongside Bank of the Year 2025, this recognition highlights the bank's commitment to excellence, innovation and banking centred on its customers.

Ghazanfar Bank has been awarded as best Customer Service Bank of 2025 Afghanistan By Global Business & Finance Magazine.

Original record: its heading reads “Bank of the Year 2025”; its description names the customer service award.

Global SME Finance Forum 2023 We are proud to announce that Ghazanfar Bank has been recognized by the SME Finance Forum with an Honorable Mention in the Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs category of the Global SME Finance Awards 2023. This year, we have been selected from the most competitive pool of applicants ever. Organized by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the @SME Finance Forum and endorsed by the G20’s Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the Global SME Finance Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of financial institutions and FinTech companies in delivering exceptional products and services to their SME clients. Learn more https://www.smefinanceforum.org/awards-2023

Ghazanfar bank has been conferred with the award for “Most Innovative Commercial Bank” in Afghanistan in 2019 by “Business Tabloid”, UK, London. http://www.btabloid.com/

Ghazanfar bank has been conferred with the award for “Best Corporate Governance” Bank in Afghanistan in 2018 by “International Finance Magazine”, London.

Ghazanfar Bank has been awarded as Best Banking Brand of the year 2018 By Global Brand Magazine "UK London

Ghazanfar Bank has been awarded as best Customer Service Bank of 2017 Afghanistan By Business Outlook Magazine "UK London"

Ghazanfar Bank has been awarded as best of the best in financing bank of 2017 By Acquisition International "UK Magazine"

Ghazanfar Bank was awarded for the best bank of 2017 Afghanistan by Global Finance Magazine NY USA

Bank of the Year 2017

Ghazanfar bank has been conferred with the award for “Best Corporate Governance” Bank in Afghanistan in 2017 by “International Finance Magazine”, London.

2017 Judges’ Report Ghazanfar Bank: Best Shariah-Compliant Commercial Bank Afghanistan 2017 The financial services arm of one of Afghanistan’s leading business conglomerates, Ghazanfar Bank was set up in 2009 to help underwrite the country’s corporate sector. As such, the bank has established deep roots in a number of key industries. Ghazanfar Bank offers Shariah-compliant financial services via its own network of branches which now covers most provinces of the country. The bank is particularly keen to help fledging Afghan businesses to succeed and offers entrepreneurs a number of programmes aimed at skills development and financial literacy. The bank has also put in place a highly experienced management team with multidisciplinary professionals providing the oversight and risk management necessary to ensure sustained growth and profitability. Ghazanfar Bank boasts a full suite of commercial banking services, including foreign exchange, investment handling, cross-border trade, and corporate and retail banking. In order to ensure compliance with Islamic Law, Ghazanfar Bank maintains a Shariah Board comprised of well-known scholars and academics who offer their expert advice on internal and external processes. Ghazanfar Bank is widely recognised as a pioneer in Sharia-compliant banking and in corporate social responsibility. The bank initiated a number of out-reach programmes in support of charitable institutions. The CFI.co judging panel is pleased to note that Ghazanfar Bank awards career opportunities to young Afghan professionals. Fully 98% of the bank’s growing workforce is recruited locally. The judges wish to offer Ghazanfar Bank the 2017 Best Shariah-Compliant Commercial Bank Afghanistan Award.

Best Bank In Afghanistan 2017 In Kabul, Ghazanfar Bank is thriving and has been turning a tidy profit (service fees) from a tie-up in 2015 with Mastercard for secure Internet banking. The bank’s pre-eminent position in the business environment in Afghanistan .

Ghazanfar Bank has been awarded as best of the best in financing bank of 2016 By Acquisition International "UK Magazine"