The following is a list of banks and financial institutions in Bahrain as of 30 June 2015:[ needs update ] [1]
Full name | Call name | Established | R | W | Majority owner | Capital | Website |
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Ahli United Bank B.S.C | Ahli United Bank | 12 July 2000 | Public | ahliunited.com/bh | |||
Arab Bank plc., Bahrain | Arab Bank | 5 December 1960 | Arab Bank | arabbank.bh | |||
Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C) | ila (Retail) Bank ABC (Wholesale) | 25 December 1979 | Central Bank of Libya | ilabank.com bank-abc.com | |||
Allied Bank Limited, Wholesale Branch | Allied Bank | 21 March 2011 | Allied Bank Limited | abl.com | |||
Alubaf Arab International Bank (Bahrain) B.S.C. (c) | Alubaf | 19 January 1982 | Libyan Foreign Bank | alubafbank.com | |||
The Arab Investment Company S.A.A. | TAIC | 2 September 1982 | Arab League [3] | taic.com | |||
Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation | APICORP | 17 September 2005 | OAPEC [4] | apicorp.org | |||
Askari Wholesale Bank, Bahrain | Askari Bank | 18 November 2002 | Fauji Foundation | askaribank.com | |||
BNP Paribas CRB Bahrain | BNP Paribas | 18 February 1975 | BNP Paribas | mea.bnpparibas.com | |||
Bahrain Development Bank B.S.C. | BDB | 22 January 1992 | Government | bdb-bh.com | |||
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait B.S.C. | BBK | 16 March 1971 | Ithmaar Bank | bbkonline.com | |||
Bahrain Middle East Bank B.S.C. | BMB | 3 December 1980 | AN Investment [5] | bmb.com.bh | |||
Bank Al Habib Wholesale Branch, Manama | Bank Al Habib | 17 September 2005 | Dawood Habib | bankalhabib.com | |||
Bank Alfalah Bahrain | Bank Alfalah | 8 April 2006 | Bank Alfalah Limited | bankalfalah.com/bh | |||
Bank of Jordan, Bahrain | Bank of Jordan | 2 January 2018 | Bank of Jordan | bankofjordan.com | |||
Citibank N.A., Kingdom of Bahrain | Citibank Bahrain | 2 December 1969 | Citibank, N.A. | citibank.com.bh | |||
Credit Libanais SAL, Bahrain | Credit Libanais | 17 January 2007 | Credit Libanais SAL | creditlibanais.com.lb | |||
Cairo Amman Bank Bahrain | CAB | 22 July 2014 | Cairo Amman Bank | cab.jo | |||
Citicorp Banking Corporation | Citicorp | 8 February 1983 | Citigroup | ||||
DenizBank A.Ş., Bahrain | DenizBank | 20 July 2002 | DenizBank A.Ş. | denizbank.com | |||
Eskan Bank B.S.C. (c) | Eskan Bank | 10 March 1979 | Government | eskanbank.com | |||
QNB Finansbank A.Ş., Bahrain | QNB Finansbank | 5 June 1999 | QNB Finansbank A.Ş. | qnbfinansbank.com | |||
First Abu Dhabi Bank - Bahrain Branch | FAB | 19 May 2001 | FAB PJSC | bankfab.com/en-bh | |||
Gulf International Bank B.S.C | GIB | 14 March 1977 | Public Investment Fund | gib.com | |||
Habib Bank Limited - HBL Bahrain | HBL | 17 November 1968 | Habib Bank Limited | globalhbl.com/bahrain | |||
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited - Bahrain | HSBC | 16 December 1944 | HSBC Bank Middle East | hsbc.com.bh | |||
HDFC Bank Limited - Bahrain | HDFC Bank | 7 October 2007 | HDFC Bank Limited | hdfcbankbahrain.com | |||
ICICI Bank, Bahrain Branch | ICICI Bank | 6 January 2004 | ICICI Bank Limited | icicibank.bh | |||
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Bahrain | JPMorgan | 26 November 1976 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | jpmorgan.com/bh | |||
JS Bank, Bahrain Branch | JS Bank | 30 June 2005 | JS Bank Limited | jsbl.com | |||
KEB Hana Bank, Bahrain Branch | KEB Hana Bank | 23 February 1977 | KEB Hana Bank | global.1qbank.com | |||
MCB Wholesale Bank (Branch) Manama - Bahrain | MCB | 22 August 1995 | MCB Bank Limited | mcb.com.pk | |||
MUFG Bank, Bahrain Branch | MUFG | 24 October 1979 | MUFG Bank, Ltd. | bk.mufg.jp | |||
Mashreqbank P.S.C., Bahrain | Mashreq | 2 August 2017 | Mashreqbank P.S.C. | mashreqbank.com | |||
National Bank of Bahrain BSC | NBB | 1 January 1957 | Mumtalakat | nbbonline.com | |||
National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P, Bahrain | NBK | 22 March 1977 | NBK S.A.K.P | nbk.com/bahrain | |||
National Bank of Pakistan, Bahrain | NBP | 26 January 1978 | National Bank of Pakistan | nbp.com.pk | |||
Palestine Investment Bank, Bahrain | PIB | 25 August 2016 | PIB Palestine | pibbahrain.com | |||
Rafidain Bank Bahrain | Rafidain Bank | 1 July 1969 | Rafidain Bank | rafidainbankbh.com | |||
SICO Bank | SICO | 3 December 1996 | SIO Services | sicobank.com | |||
The Saudi National Bank, Bahrain | SNB | 4 November 1978 | Saudi National Bank | alahli.com | |||
Standard Chartered Bank (Bahrain) Limited | StanChart | 11 August 1918 | Standard Chartered plc | sc.com/bh | |||
State Bank of India, Branch, Bahrain | SBI | 17 September 2005 | State Bank of India | bh.statebank | |||
The Housing Bank - Bahrain | HBTF | 11 June 2002 | HBTF Jordan | hbtf.bh | |||
Ziraat Bank, Bahrain Branch | Ziraat Bank | 26 July 2016 | T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş. | ziraatbankbahrain.com | |||
Halkbank, Bahrain Branch | Halkbank | 24 November 2004 | Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. | halkbank.com.tr | |||
İşbank, Bahrain Branch | İşbank | 14 October 2000 | Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. | isbahrain.com.bh | |||
United Bank Limited, Bahrain | UBL | 22 March 1969 | United Bank Limited | ubldigital.com/Bahrain | |||
UBS AG Manama Representative Office | UBS | 17 February 1993 | UBS Asset Management | ubs.com/bh | |||
United Gulf Bank B.S.C. (c) | UGB | 29 May 1988 | United Gulf Holding Co. | ugbbh.com | |||
Vakifbank Bahrain Branch | VakıfBank | 3 May 2005 | Türkiye Vakıflar Bankası | vakifbank.com.tr | |||
Woori Bank Bahrain | Woori Bank | 30 June 1983 | Woori Bank | wooribank.com/bh | |||
Yapı Kredi - Bahrain Branch | Yapı Kredi | 19 January 1982 | Yapı ve Kredi Bankası | yapikredi.com.tr |
Full name | Call name | Established | R | W | Majority owner | Capital | Website |
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ABC Islamic Bank (E.C.) | ABC Islamic Bank | 29 July 1985 | Arab Banking Corporation | bank-abc.com/islamicbank | |||
Al Baraka Islamic Bank B.S.C. (c) | alBaraka | 30 September 1983 | Al Baraka Group | albaraka.bh | |||
Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. (c) | alBaraka (Wholesale) | 6 January 1998 | Dallah Al-Baraka | albaraka.com | |||
Al Salam Bank B.S.C. | Al Salam Bank | 3 May 2005 | Bank Muscat | alsalambank.com | |||
Bahrain Islamic Bank B.S.C. | BisB | 29 October 1978 | NBB | bisb.com | |||
BOK International, Bahrain | BOK International | 9 November 2015 | Bank of Khartoum | bokintl.com | |||
Bank Al-Khair B.S.C (c) | Bank Alkhair | 6 January 2004 | Private | bankalkhair.com | |||
Citi Islamic Investment Bank E.C. | CIIB | 17 March 1996 | Citicorp | citi.com/icg/bahrain | |||
GFH Financial Group B.S.C. | gfh | 2 August 1999 | Public | gfh.com | |||
Ithmaar Bank B.S.C. ( c ) | Ithmaar Bank | 17 March 1996 | Private | ithmaarbank.com | |||
Khaleeji Commercial Bank B.S.C. | KHCB | 20 October 2003 | GFH Group | khcbonline.com | |||
Kuwait Finance House Bahrain B.S.C. (c) | KFH Bahrain | 9 December 2001 | Kuwait Finance House | kfh.bh | |||
Kuwait Turkish Participation Bank Inc., Bahrain | Kuveyt Türk Bahrain | 3 February 2002 | Kuveyt Türk A.S. | kuveytturk.com.tr | |||
Liquidity Management Centre B.S.C. (c) | LMC | 11 June 2002 | Private | lmcbahrain.com | |||
RA Bahrain B.S.C. (c) | RA Bahrain | 20 August 1996 | Arcapita | ||||
Venture Capital Bank B.S.C (c) | VC Bank | 3 May 2005 | Private | vc-bank.com |
The economy of Bahrain is heavily dependent upon oil and gas. The Bahraini Dinar is the second-highest-valued currency unit in the world. Since the late 20th century, Bahrain has heavily invested in the banking and tourism sectors. The country's capital, Manama is home to many large financial structures. Bahrain's finance industry is very successful. In 2008, Bahrain was named the world's fastest growing financial center by the City of London's Global Financial Centres Index. Bahrain's banking and financial services sector, particularly Islamic banking, have benefited from the regional boom driven by demand for oil. Petroleum is Bahrain's most exported product, accounting for 60% of export receipts, 70% of government revenues, and 11% of GDP. Aluminium is the second most exported product, followed by finance and construction materials.
Real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems are specialist funds transfer systems where the transfer of money or securities takes place from one bank to any other bank on a "real-time" and on a "gross" basis to avoid settlement risk. Settlement in "real time" means a payment transaction is not subjected to any waiting period, with transactions being settled as soon as they are processed. "Gross settlement" means the transaction is settled on a one-to-one basis, without bundling or netting with any other transaction. "Settlement" means that once processed, payments are final and irrevocable.
CBB can stand for:
The dinar is the currency of Bahrain. It is divided into 1000 fils (فلس). The Bahraini dinar is abbreviated د.ب (Arabic) or BD (Latin). It is usually represented with three decimal places denoting the fils.
The Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) is the national monetary authority and central bank responsible for providing advice to the Government of Barbados on banking and other financial and monetary matters. The Central Bank of Barbados, was established by Act of parliament on 2 May 1972. Prior to the establishment of CBB, Barbados' monetary policies were governed through its membership in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Authority (ECCA). The Central Bank operates as the banknote issuing authority for Barbadian currency.
The Bahrain Bourse, also called the Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE), is the stock exchange of Bahrain. As at 2017, 42 companies were listed on the exchange. The exchange operates from Sunday to Thursday. Three indices track the Bahrain Bourse (BHB): the Bahrain All Share Index, the Dow Jones Bahrain Index and the Estirad Index.
Arab Banking Corporation is an international bank with headquarters in the Diplomatic Area of Manama, Bahrain. It was incorporated as a joint stock company in 1980 through a special decree by the Amir of Bahrain. It obtained an offshore banking unit licence from the Bahrain Monetary Agency on 7 April 1980, and began operations in the same month. The bank is listed on the Bahrain Bourse and its major shareholders are the Central Bank of Libya (59.37%) and Kuwait Investment Authority (40.63%). Its network spreads across 17 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe, the Americas and Asia. It is expanding its retail banking network in the MENA region.
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) is the central bank of Bahrain. It is a public corporate entity that was established by the Central Bank of Bahrain and Financial Institutions Law 2006. on 6 September 2006.
The Brazilian Basketball Confederation, also known as Basketball Brazil, is the governing body of basketball in Brazil. The confederation represents Brazil in FIBA and FIBA Americas competitions. It organizes and oversees the Men's National Basketball Team and the Women's National Basketball Team. Since 2017, former national basketball player Guy Peixoto is the president. CBB contains 720 registered clubs, 36,000 licensed female players, 96,000 licensed male players, and 42,000 unlicensed players.
The Bahrain women's national football team represents Bahrain in international women's football and thus falls under the governance of the Bahrain Football Association; more specifically run by the women's committee at the Association. Although participating in several friendly tournaments, the team played its first official international match against the Maldives on April 22, 2007 and entered the FIFA Women's World Rankings in June 2007 at 111th out of 142.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bahrain:
The Benefit Company (TBC) is the local switch in the Kingdom of Bahrain handling ATM and POS transactions among other services. Established in 1997 with a special license from the Central Bank of Bahrain as "Provider of Ancillary Services to the Financial Sector", it is the only financial network of its kind in the country.
The Central Business District (CBD) is located in central Manama, the capital of Bahrain. Many of the city's hotels, office buildings, shops and restaurants are located in the CBD. It lies along the northern coast of Manama.
Khaleeji Commercial Bank BSC (KHCB) is an Islamic bank, headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and operating under a Retail Islamic Banking license granted by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB). It is a Public Bahraini Shareholding Company listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange. KHCB offers a range of banking and Investment products and services to high-net-worth individuals, corporate entities, and financial institutions. These include commercial and corporate banking, wealth management, structured investment products and project financing facilities.
GFH Financial Group, previously known as Gulf Finance House, is an Islamic investment bank with headquarters in Bahrain Financial Harbour, Bahrain.
Takaud Savings and Pensions B.S.C. is a specialist savings and pensions provider based in Bahrain. The company is licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB).
Ahli United Bank is a regional bank based in Bahrain. Its head office is situated at Manama and is the largest bank in Bahrain. It is present in 8 countries in the Middle East and United Kingdom. Ahli United bank's ordinary shares are listed on Bahrain Stock Exchange since August 2000 and the Kuwait Stock Exchange since June 2006.