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| Company type | Public |
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| TASE: DSCT | |
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Banking Financial services |
| Founded | 16 September 1924 (as Palestine Mercantile Bank) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | consumer banking, corporate banking, finance and insurance, investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, private equity, savings, Securities, asset management, wealth management, Credit cards |
| Parent | Israel Discount Bank |
| Website |
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Mercantile Discount Bank ( Hebrew: בנק מרכנתיל דיסקונט בע"מ) is a major commercial bank in Israel and is a subsidiary of Israel Discount Bank. It is the sixth-largest bank in Israel.[ citation needed]
On 12 February 2020, the United Nations published a database of companies doing business related in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as in the occupied Golan Heights. [1] Mercantile Discount Bank was listed on the database on account of its activities in Israeli settlements in these occupied territories, [2] which are considered illegal under international law. [3]
In 2021, MDB and its parent company IDB reached a settlement of ₪343 million ( A$137 million) with the Australian Taxation Office after allegedly conspiring with the Sydney-based Binetter family to engage in tax fraud. [4]
- ^ "Database of all business enterprises involved in certain activities relating to Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank (A/HRC/43/71)". UN OCHA. 12 Feb 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "UN rights office issues report on business activities related to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "S/RES/2334(2016)". United Nations Security Council. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Chenoweth, Neil (1 February 2021). "ATO wins $137m from Binetters' Israeli banks after 16-year pursuit". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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verification. (December 2021) |
32°04′22.62″N 34°47′21.41″E / 32.0729500°N 34.7892806°E
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| TASE: DSCT | |
| Industry |
Banking Financial services |
| Founded | 16 September 1924 (as Palestine Mercantile Bank) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | consumer banking, corporate banking, finance and insurance, investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, private equity, savings, Securities, asset management, wealth management, Credit cards |
| Parent | Israel Discount Bank |
| Website |
www |
Mercantile Discount Bank ( Hebrew: בנק מרכנתיל דיסקונט בע"מ) is a major commercial bank in Israel and is a subsidiary of Israel Discount Bank. It is the sixth-largest bank in Israel.[ citation needed]
On 12 February 2020, the United Nations published a database of companies doing business related in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as well as in the occupied Golan Heights. [1] Mercantile Discount Bank was listed on the database on account of its activities in Israeli settlements in these occupied territories, [2] which are considered illegal under international law. [3]
In 2021, MDB and its parent company IDB reached a settlement of ₪343 million ( A$137 million) with the Australian Taxation Office after allegedly conspiring with the Sydney-based Binetter family to engage in tax fraud. [4]
- ^ "Database of all business enterprises involved in certain activities relating to Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank (A/HRC/43/71)". UN OCHA. 12 Feb 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "UN rights office issues report on business activities related to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "S/RES/2334(2016)". United Nations Security Council. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Chenoweth, Neil (1 February 2021). "ATO wins $137m from Binetters' Israeli banks after 16-year pursuit". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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