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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 provide 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 2024

#Country (Alphabetical Order)Banking Institution
1BEL
KBC Group
2BELBNP Paribas
3CAN Bank of Montreal (BMO)
4CANRoyal Bank of Canada
5CANScotiabank
6DNKDanske Bank
7DEUCommerzbank AG 
8DEUDeutsche Bank
9ESP
Banco Santander
10ESPBBVA
11EURCitibank Europe
12FRACredit Agricole Group
13FRASociete Generale
14GBRBarclays PLC
15GBRHSBC Holdings
16GBRStandard Chartered PLC
17ITAIntesa
18ITA
UniCredit S.p.A.
19NLD
ING Group
20NLD
Rabobank Group
21SWE
SEB Bank
22SWE
Swedbank AB
23USA
Bank of America
24USA
Wells Fargo