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Bank Guarantees


In the table below, is a list of the only acceptable financial institutions (herein "Acceptable Banks") that can issue bank guarantees (bid or performance) for NCI Agency solicitations. Each bank on the list and their branches in NATO countries can issue bank guarantees. This list is independently reviewed on a regular basis*. Please refer to the relevant solicitation package or contractual document for further instructions, as well as guidance for bank guarantees from these Acceptable Banks.

For both bid and performance guarantees, a Standby Letter of Credit is required that shall be substantially similar to this template.

*Table last updated in January 2025

#Banking Institution
1BBVA
2BNP Paribas
3Banco Santander
4Bank of America
5Bank of Montreal
6Barclays PLC
7Bank Fitch
8Citibank Europe
9Commerzbank AG
10Credit Agricole Group
11Danske Bank
12Deutsche Bank
13HSBC Holdings
14ING Group
15Intesa
16KBC Group
17Rabobank Group
18Royal Bank of Canada
19SEB Bank
20Scotiabank
21Societe Generale
22Standard Chartered PLC
23Swedbank AB
24UniCredit S.p.A.
25Wells Fargo
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