List of banks in Bahrain explained

The following is a list of banks and financial institutions in Bahrain as of 30 June 2015:[1]

Central Bank

Conventional banks

[2]

Full nameCall name EstablishedMajority ownerCapitalWebsite
Ahli United Bank B.S.C Ahli United Bank12 July 2000Publicahliunited.com/bh
Arab Bank plc., BahrainArab Bank5 December 1960Arab Bankarabbank.bh
Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C)ila (Retail)
Bank ABC (Wholesale)		25 December 1979Central Bank of Libyailabank.com
bank-abc.com
Allied Bank Limited, Wholesale BranchAllied Bank21 March 2011Allied Bank Limitedabl.com
Alubaf Arab International Bank (Bahrain) B.S.C. (c)Alubaf19 January 1982Libyan Foreign Bankalubafbank.com
The Arab Investment Company S.A.A.TAIC2 September 1982Arab League[3] taic.com
Arab Petroleum Investment CorporationAPICORP17 September 2005OAPEC[4] apicorp.org
Askari Wholesale Bank, BahrainAskari Bank18 November 2002Fauji Foundationaskaribank.com
BNP Paribas CRB BahrainBNP Paribas18 February 1975BNP Paribasmea.bnpparibas.com
Bahrain Development Bank B.S.C.BDB22 January 1992Governmentbdb-bh.com
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait B.S.C.BBK16 March 1971Ithmaar Bankbbkonline.com
Bahrain Middle East Bank B.S.C.BMB3 December 1980AN Investment[5] bmb.com.bh
Bank Al Habib Wholesale Branch, ManamaBank Al Habib17 September 2005Dawood Habibbankalhabib.com
Bank Alfalah BahrainBank Alfalah8 April 2006Bank Alfalah Limitedbankalfalah.com/bh
Bank of Jordan, BahrainBank of Jordan2 January 2018Bank of Jordanbankofjordan.com
Citibank N.A., Kingdom of BahrainCitibank Bahrain2 December 1969Citibank, N.A.citibank.com.bh
Credit Libanais SAL, BahrainCredit Libanais17 January 2007Credit Libanais SALcreditlibanais.com.lb
Cairo Amman Bank BahrainCAB22 July 2014Cairo Amman Bankcab.jo
Citicorp Banking CorporationCiticorp8 February 1983Citigroup
DenizBank A.Ş., BahrainDenizBank20 July 2002DenizBank A.Ş.denizbank.com
Eskan Bank B.S.C. (c)Eskan Bank10 March 1979Governmenteskanbank.com
QNB Finansbank A.Ş., BahrainQNB Finansbank5 June 1999QNB Finansbank A.Ş.qnbfinansbank.com
First Abu Dhabi Bank - Bahrain BranchFAB19 May 2001FAB PJSCbankfab.com/en-bh
Gulf International Bank B.S.CGIB14 March 1977Public Investment Fundgib.com
Habib Bank Limited - HBL BahrainHBL17 November 1968Habib Bank Limitedglobalhbl.com/bahrain
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited - BahrainHSBC16 December 1944HSBC Bank Middle Easthsbc.com.bh
HDFC Bank Limited - BahrainHDFC Bank7 October 2007HDFC Bank Limitedhdfcbankbahrain.com
ICICI Bank, Bahrain BranchICICI Bank6 January 2004ICICI Bank Limitedicicibank.bh
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., BahrainJPMorgan26 November 1976JPMorgan Chase & Co.jpmorgan.com/bh
JS Bank, Bahrain BranchJS Bank30 June 2005JS Bank Limitedjsbl.com
KEB Hana Bank, Bahrain BranchKEB Hana Bank23 February 1977KEB Hana Bankglobal.1qbank.com
MCB Wholesale Bank (Branch) Manama - BahrainMCB22 August 1995MCB Bank Limitedmcb.com.pk
MUFG Bank, Bahrain BranchMUFG24 October 1979MUFG Bank, Ltd.bk.mufg.jp
Mashreqbank P.S.C., BahrainMashreq2 August 2017Mashreqbank P.S.C.mashreqbank.com
National Bank of Bahrain BSCNBB1 January 1957Mumtalakatnbbonline.com
National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P, BahrainNBK22 March 1977NBK S.A.K.Pnbk.com/bahrain
National Bank of Pakistan, BahrainNBP26 January 1978National Bank of Pakistannbp.com.pk
Palestine Investment Bank, BahrainPIB25 August 2016PIB Palestinepibbahrain.com
Rafidain Bank BahrainRafidain Bank1 July 1969Rafidain Bankrafidainbankbh.com
SICO BankSICO3 December 1996SIO Servicessicobank.com
The Saudi National Bank, BahrainSNB4 November 1978Saudi National Bankalahli.com
Standard Chartered Bank (Bahrain) LimitedStanChart11 August 1918Standard Chartered plcsc.com/bh
State Bank of India, Branch, BahrainSBI17 September 2005State Bank of Indiabh.statebank
The Housing Bank - BahrainHBTF11 June 2002HBTF Jordanhbtf.bh
Ziraat Bank, Bahrain BranchZiraat Bank26 July 2016T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş.ziraatbankbahrain.com
Halkbank, Bahrain BranchHalkbank24 November 2004Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş.halkbank.com.tr
İşbank, Bahrain Branchİşbank14 October 2000Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.isbahrain.com.bh
United Bank Limited, BahrainUBL22 March 1969United Bank Limitedubldigital.com/Bahrain
UBS AG Manama Representative OfficeUBS17 February 1993UBS Asset Managementubs.com/bh
United Gulf Bank B.S.C. (c)UGB29 May 1988United Gulf Holding Co.ugbbh.com
Vakifbank Bahrain BranchVakıfBank3 May 2005Türkiye Vakıflar Bankasıvakifbank.com.tr
Woori Bank BahrainWoori Bank30 June 1983Woori Bankwooribank.com/bh
Yapı Kredi - Bahrain BranchYapı Kredi19 January 1982Yapı ve Kredi Bankasıyapikredi.com.tr

Islamic banks[6]

Full nameCall name EstablishedMajority ownerCapitalWebsite
ABC Islamic Bank (E.C.)ABC Islamic Bank29 July 1985Arab Banking Corporationbank-abc.com/islamicbank
Al Baraka Islamic Bank B.S.C. (c)alBaraka30 September 1983Al Baraka Groupalbaraka.bh
Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. (c)alBaraka (Wholesale)6 January 1998Dallah Al-Barakaalbaraka.com
Al Salam Bank B.S.C.Al Salam Bank3 May 2005Bank Muscatalsalambank.com
Bahrain Islamic Bank B.S.C.BisB29 October 1978NBBbisb.com
BOK International, BahrainBOK International9 November 2015Bank of Khartoumbokintl.com
Bank Al-Khair B.S.C (c)Bank Alkhair6 January 2004Privatebankalkhair.com
Citi Islamic Investment Bank E.C.CIIB17 March 1996Citicorpciti.com/icg/bahrain
GFH Financial Group B.S.C.gfh2 August 1999Publicgfh.com
Ithmaar Bank B.S.C. (c) Ithmaar Bank17 March 1996Privateithmaarbank.com
Khaleeji Commercial Bank B.S.C.KHCB20 October 2003GFH Groupkhcbonline.com
Kuwait Finance House Bahrain B.S.C. (c)KFH Bahrain9 December 2001Kuwait Finance Housekfh.bh
Kuwait Turkish Participation Bank Inc., BahrainKuveyt Türk Bahrain3 February 2002Kuveyt Türk A.S.kuveytturk.com.tr
Liquidity Management Centre B.S.C. (c)LMC11 June 2002Privatelmcbahrain.com
RA Bahrain B.S.C. (c)RA Bahrain20 August 1996Arcapita
Venture Capital Bank B.S.C (c)VC Bank3 May 2005Privatevc-bank.com

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Bank of Bahrain - CBB Register.
  2. Web site: CBB REGISTER LIST 2021. Central Bank of Bahrain.
  3. Web site: Company in Brief. TAIC.
  4. Web site: About Us. APICORP.
  5. Web site: BMB Major Shareholder. Bahrain Bourse.
  6. Web site: CBB REGISTER LIST 2021. Central Bank of Bahrain.

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