Who owns Belarusky Narodny Bank?
Belarusky Narodny Bank is owned by Lion Finance Group (Georgia, LSE: BGEO).[1]
Lion Finance Group owns 99.98% of Belarusky Narodny Bank rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Lion Finance Group PLC - Annual Report 2025 (ESEF report). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lion Finance Group PLC (99.98% stake) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇪 Georgia, Tbilisi
- Origin
- 🇧🇾 Belarus, Minsk
- Founded
- 1992
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Banks › Retail & commercial banks
- Parent ticker
- LSE: BGEO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Belarusky Narodny Bank
Belarusky Narodny Bank is a Minsk bank serving small businesses and middle-income households in Belarus, incorporated in 1992 and part of the Bank of Georgia group since 3 June 2008. Lion Finance Group holds 99.98% of it and reports it, with the Georgian digital company Digital Area, as one of its two smaller Other Businesses, alongside the main banks in Georgia and Armenia.
Ownership timeline of Belarusky Narodny Bank
- Current owner Lion Finance Group (99.98%) [1] reported
Where Belarusky Narodny Bank sits in Lion Finance Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Ameriabank (90%)
- Bank of Georgia
- Belarusky Narodny Bank (99.98%)
- Biletebi.ge (93.94%)
- Galt & Taggart
- Optimo
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Other brands owned by Lion Finance Group
Lion Finance Group controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
- Ameriabank (1992)
- Bank of Georgia (1994)
- Galt & Taggart (1995)
Other brands in retail & commercial banks, and who owns them
The 37 brands in retail & commercial banks on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is OTP Bank, with 8; Lion Finance Group has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| CKB | OTP Bank | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| Banco AV Villas | Grupo Aval | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Banco Agrícola | Grupo Cibest | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Banco de Crédito del Perú | Credicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Banco de Chile | Banco de Chile | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Banco Macro | Banco Macro | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Freedom Bank | Freedom Holding | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan |
| Banco Galicia | Grupo Galicia | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
About the owner: Lion Finance Group
Lion Finance Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: BGEO.
Lion Finance Group is the London-listed holding company of Bank of Georgia and Armenia's Ameriabank, and a constituent of the FTSE 100. It was called Bank of Georgia Group PLC until 6 February 2025, when it changed its name to reflect the March 2024 purchase of Ameriabank; the two banks kept their own names in their markets. It is incorporated in England and Wales, but its business is retail and corporate banking in Georgia and Armenia, with smaller operations in brokerage, leasing, a Belarusian bank and a Georgian digital business.
Lion Finance Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇧🇾 Belarusky Narodny Bank and other Belarusian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 20 brands that began in Belarus. 2 of them (10%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Belarusky Narodny Bank among them.
- Aktivil — Savushkin Product 🇧🇾
- Belavia — Belavia 🇧🇾
- Belovezhskaya Pushcha — Kommunarka 🇧🇾
- Milavitsa — Silvano Fashion Group 🇪🇪
- Apeti — Savushkin Product 🇧🇾
- Brest-Litovsk — Savushkin Product 🇧🇾
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Belarusky Narodny Bank?
The parent company of Belarusky Narodny Bank is Lion Finance Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Georgia.
Is Belarusky Narodny Bank Belarusian or Georgian?
Belarusky Narodny Bank originated in Belarus in 1992, but it is owned today by Lion Finance Group, which is headquartered in Georgia. So Belarusky Narodny Bank is a Belarusian-origin brand under Georgian ownership.
Is Belarusky Narodny Bank still owned by Lion Finance Group?
Yes. As of 27 October 2026, Belarusky Narodny Bank is still owned by Lion Finance Group (99.98% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Lion Finance Group PLC - Annual Report 2025 (ESEF report) — Lion Finance Group PLC, Annual report; retrieved 27 October 2026.
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