The Central Bank of Bahrain has set out new rules on the issuance of securities as the kingdom looks to boost activity in its financial services sector.
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Long a leader in the region’s insurance industry, Bahrain is now facing rising competition, although plans to make medical coverage mandatory for foreign residents could give a welcome boost.
Articles & Analysis | Spring forward: Consolidation and greater overall capacity will boost performance from The Report: Bahrain 2013
As one of the world’s leading centres for Islamic finance, Bahrain hosts a wider variety of sharia-compliant financial services companies than perhaps anywhere else, and as in other areas in the Bahraini financial services industry these are aimed not only at the domestic economy but to customers from the region and beyond. As 2013 progressed,...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mohammed A Rahman Bucheerei, CEO, Ithmaar Bank from The Report: Bahrain 2013
To what extent is consolidation a necessary strategy across the Islamic banking sector?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Zakareya Sultan Al Abbasi, CEO, Social Insurance Organisation (SIO) from The Report: Bahrain 2013
Has the SIO adapted its allocation and diversification strategies to account for the economic crisis?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Aabed Al Zeera, CEO, International Investment Bank (IIB) from The Report: Bahrain 2013
How can Islamic financial institutions attain the critical mass necessary to better meet the needs of the real economy?