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		List of Bank and Swift Codes in Sierra 
		Leone   
		The SWIFT code of a bank is an 
		alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies your financial institution. 
		SWIFT code is also known as BIC or Bank Identifier Code. You do need to 
		know your bank's SWIFT code if you are doing international transactions 
		or wire transfers. MT103 is the format banks use when they execute what 
		is known as a wire transfer, cable transfer, funds transfer, telegraphic 
		transfer or SWIFT transfer.  
		 
  
          
		
		
		   
		  
		
			
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					1 ACCESS BANK SIERRA LEONE 
					LIMITED FREETOWN ABSFSLFRXXX  
					2 BANK OF SIERRA LEONE FREETOWN BSLESLFAXXX  
					3 BANK OF SIERRA LEONE FREETOWN BSLESLFRXXX  
					4 BANK PHB SIERRA LEONE FREETOWN PHBXSLFRXXX  
					5 ECOBANK SIERRA LEONE LIMITED FREETOWN ECOCSLFRXXX  
					6 FIRST INTERNATIONAL BANK (SL) LIMITED FREETOWN FSTISLFRXXX
					 
					7 GUARANTY TRUST BANK (SL) LTD FREETOWN GTBISLFRXXX  
					8 INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK(SL) LIMITED FREETOWN 
					ICBZSLFRXXX  
					9 PROCREDIT BANK SIERRA LEONE LIMITED FREETOWN PCBSSLFRXXX
					 
					10 ROKEL COMMERCIAL BANK (SIERRA LEONE) LTD. FREETOWN 
					RCBKSLFRXXX  
					11 SIERRA LEONE COMMERCIAL BANK LTD FREETOWN SLCBSLFRXXX  
					12 SKYE BANK (SL) LTD FREETOWN SKYESLFRXXX  
					13 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK SIERRA LEONE LTD FREETOWN 
					SCBLSLFRXXX  
					14 UNION TRUST BANK LIMITED FREETOWN UTBSSLFRXXX  
					15 UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (S/L) LTD FREETOWN UNAFSLFRXXX  
					16 ZENITH BANK (SIERRA LEONE) LIMITED FREETOWN ZESLSLFRXXX 
					 
					 Central bank 
					Bank of Sierra Leone 
					 Development banks 
					National Development Bank Ltd 
					 Commercial banks 
					Access Bank 
					Ecobank 
					First International Bank 
					Guaranty Trust Bank 
					International Commercial Bank 
					Mattru Community Bank 
					Pro-Credit Bank Sierra Leone 
					Rokel Commercial Bank 
					Segbwema Community Bank 
					Sierra Leone Commercial Bank 
					Skye Bank 
					Standard Chartered Bank 
					Union Trust Bank 
					United Bank for Africa 
					Zenith Bank 
					Source: http://www.bankofsierraleone-centralbank.org/banks.html 
 
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		The SWIFT code is 8 or 11 characters, 
		made up of: 
		  
		
			- 4 letters: Institution Code or 
			bank code.
 
			- 2 letters: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 
			country code
 
			- 2 letters or digits: location code
			
 
		 
		  
		  
		- if the second character is "0", then 
		it is typically a test BIC as opposed to a BIC used on the live network. 
		  
		- if the second character is "1", then 
		it denotes a passive participant in the SWIFT network 
		  
		- if the second character is "2", then 
		it typically indicates a reverse billing BIC, where the recipient pays 
		for the message. As opposed to the more usual mode whereby the sender 
		pays for the message. 
  
		
			- 3 letters or digits: branch code, 
			optional ('XXX' for primary office)
 
			Where an 8-digit code is given, it may be assumed that it refers to 
			the primary office. 
  
		 
		
		
 
        
		
        
		   
        
		
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