As is the case with many financial centres in the MENA region, the stock market in Manama faces a liquidity challenge. However, the Bahrain Bourse, backed by regulators at the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), is introducing measures to stimulate securities trading in the kingdom. While fewer firms in the GCC have a need to turn to bonds and stocks...
THE COMPANY: Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) is the oldest and largest telecom service provider in the kingdom. Established in 1981 as a Bahraini shareholding company, it offers telecom services across the fixed-line, mobile and internet segments. Batelco has evolved from a regional operator to a major international...
THE COMPANY: Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) is the Middle East’s second-largest aluminium producer and ninth-largest globally in terms of tonnage. It was established in 1968 and officially commissioned on May 11, 1971 as a 120,000-tonnes-per-annum (tpa) smelter. Today, the company produces...
THE COMPANY: Al Salam Bank-Bahrain (ASBB) is a diversified Islamic bank engaged in commercial and investment banking and providing wealth management, retail, corporate, treasury, offshore and private banking services. Incorporated in January 2006, ASBB is regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain...
THE COMPANY: Ahli United Bank (AUB), a full-fledged commercial and investment banking group providing wealth management, retail, corporate, treasury, offshore and private banking services, is Bahrain’s largest commercial bank by market capitalisation and asset base. Incorporated in April 2000, AUB is regulated by the Central Bank of...
According to the IMF, Bahrain’s economy grew by 5.3% in 2013; however, this was expected to slow somewhat to 3.9% for the following year. One of the main challenges faced by the Bahrain government is how to reduce public spending, especially given downward pressure on oil prices in the latter half of 2014. In this respect, the government has been moving away from the...
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