Bahrain Islamic Bank

Bahrain Islamic Bank is a commercial bank based in Manama, Bahrain, founded on 7 March 1979, and started operating from the beginning of the Hijri Year 1400 (2nd of Muharram) which was the 22 November 1979.[1][2]

Bahrain Islamic Bank
IndustryFinancial services
Founded7 March 1979
HeadquartersAl Salam Tower, Building 722, Road 1708, Block 317,
Manama
,
Bahrain
Number of employees
329 (2022)
Websitebisb.com

It is the first islamic bank in the Kingdom of Bahrain, works under supervision of the Central Bank of Bahrain and is listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange.[3]

In January 2016, the Moody's Investors Service confirmed its ratings and upgraded the standalone baseline credit assessment (BCA) to b3 from caa1.[4]

See also

References
  1. "بنك البحرين الإسلامي: خطة طموحة لزيادة النمو اعتماداً على الخبرة العميقة في علوم وفنون الصيرفة الإسلامية". 19 November 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. "Company Overview of Bahrain Islamic Bank B.S.C." Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "History". Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. "Moody's confirms Bahrain Islamic Bank's Ba3 issuer ratings; upgrades BCA to b3 from caa1 and assigns positive outlook". 26 January 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.


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