Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL Bank, Arabic: انتركونتيننتال لبنان) one of the financial banks in Lebanon, established in 1961 as Development Bank SAL (بنك الإنماء). In September 1998, the majority of the bank's shares were bought by a group of Lebanese and foreign investors. A year later, in September 1999, the bank acquired the entire shares of BCP Bank Group, and since that date it has operated under the name Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL). The bank has 20 branches in Lebanon, in addition to branches in Cyprus , Erbil , Baghdad and Basra.