** Atlas Bank, bank in Pakistan

** TIPH-2, from 1997 ( West Bank ) – 12 out of 37 soldiers from 6 countries

** Bank Holiday, if it is a Sunday, the day moves to January 3 ( Scotland )

** Da Afghanistan Bank

** Afghanistan International Bank ( AIB )

** Kabul Bank

** Azizi Bank

** President of the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Ri Kwang-gon ( since April 2009 )

** The most important state owned companies are: Republica AFAP ( Pension Fund ), AFE ( Railways ), ANCAP ( Energy ), ANCO ( Mail ), Administracion Nacional de Puertos ( Ports ), ANTEL ( Telecommunications: Telephony, Mobiles ( ANCEL and Data ANTELDATA )), BHU ( Mortgage Bank ), BROU ( Bank ), BSE ( Insurance ), OSE ( Water & Sewage ), UTE ( Electricity ).

** Anti-globalization protests in Prague ( some 15, 000 protesters ) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.

** African Development Bank ( AfDB ) founded.

** Jacques Attali resigns as President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

** Loomis Fargo Bank Robbery: The second largest cash robbery in U. S. history ($ 17. 3 million, mostly in small bills ) occurs at the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Wells Fargo.

** The Jodrell Bank Radio telescope opens in Cheshire, UK.

** Twenty-eight nations sign an agreement creating the World Bank.

** The Bank of England is nationalized.

** In Chicago, a branch of the Exchange National Bank ( now part of the LaSalle Bank ) opens the first 10 drive-up teller windows.

** An Israeli gunman kills 7 Palestinians, leading to bloody riots in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank.

** European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD ) founded.

** Central Bank bombing: an explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing at least 86 and injuring 1, 400.

** Eugene R. Black, Sr., American banker, former president of the World Bank ( b. 1898 )

They include Da Afghanistan Bank, Afghanistan International Bank, Azizi Bank, Kabul Bank, Pashtany Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, First Micro Finance Bank, and others.

There are approximately 16 licensed banks in Kabul: including Da Afghanistan Bank, Afghanistan International Bank, Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank, Pashtany Bank, Afghan United Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Punjab National Bank, Habib Bank and others.

Pashtany Bank is the government-owned bank in based in Kabul, Afghanistan that controls Ariana Afghan as well as the Afghan National Bank.