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Sunday, December 6 - 2009

BMA licence for Quorum Trust Group

The Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) has granted a licence to the Quorum Trust Group to establish a... Read full article »
Bahrain: Sunday, July 03 - 2005 at 14:16
Mr. Ahmed Al Bassam, Director, Licensing & Policy, at the BMA.

BMA grants four new licences for banks, financing firm

The Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) has granted two new licences for banks and another to a... Read full article »
Bahrain: Sunday, June 26 - 2005 at 11:39

BMA developing new, flexible licensing framework

The Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) is developing a new, modernized licensing framework that better... Read full article »
Bahrain: Wednesday, June 15 - 2005 at 16:42

First BMA-BIBF course on Islamic Banking Supervision

The Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) and the Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF) are... Read full article »
Bahrain: Saturday, June 04 - 2005 at 11:04

BMA records all-time low in returned cheques

The incidence of returned cheques submitted by Bahrain's commercial banks to the Bahrain Monetary... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Monday, May 16 - 2005 at 16:53

BMA grants licence to Dexia bank

The Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) has granted a licence to Dexia Private Bank (Switzerland). Read full article »
Bahrain: Monday, May 09 - 2005 at 13:33

Bahrain brings insurance regulations in-line with international standards: BMA issues new insurance rulebook

The Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA), the country's central bank and financial services regulator,... Read full article »
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, May 03 - 2005 at 15:54

High level meeting & regional seminar on Basel II in Bahrain

Banking supervisors and industry executives from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region... Read full article »
Bahrain: Monday, April 11 - 2005 at 12:38

BMA issues Rulebook for Islamic financial institutions

The Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) has issued the second volume of its five-part BMA Rulebook. Read full article »
Bahrain: Monday, March 21 - 2005 at 13:38
A meeting of the technical committee for the GCC Currency Union is being held in Bahrain on 9th & 10th March 2005.

GCC monetary union meeting in Bahrain

A meeting of the technical committee for the GCC Currency Union is being held in Bahrain on 9th &... Read full article »
Bahrain: Thursday, March 10 - 2005 at 08:10

BMA to host World Bank workshop on payment, securities settlement systems

A regional workshop on reforming payment and securities settlement systems is to take place in... Read full article »
Bahrain: Wednesday, March 09 - 2005 at 15:02
Rasheed Al-Maraj, Governor of the Bahrain Monetary Agency.

4th Annual Islamic Finance Summit a success

The 4th Annual Islamic Finance Summit was staged from Tuesday 22nd to Wednesday 24th of February... Read full article »
Bahrain: Wednesday, March 02 - 2005 at 08:04

Bahrain undertaking major international programme on financial sector assessment

Experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank are to visit Bahrain in April... Read full article »
Bahrain: Tuesday, March 01 - 2005 at 16:05

BMA's BD30m Ijara sukuk issue oversubscribed

A BD30 million (US$79.5 million) issue of Ijara sukuk (Islamic leasing bonds, placed by the... Read full article »
Bahrain: Monday, February 28 - 2005 at 17:08
Seen at the signing ceremony are, sitting from left, Mr. Tawfiq Isa Shehab, Director, Insurance Supervision, at the BMA, Mr. Vick, Mr. Rashdan, Mr. Aspden, and Mr. Andrew Smith, Business Development Manager, Isle of Man Government Treasury. With them are BMA officials, standing from left, Ms. Johanne Prevost, Advisor, Insurance; Mr. Richard Ellis, Advisor, Licensing & Policy; and Mr. Yousef Hassan Yousef, Acting Director, Banking Supervision.

BMA, Isle of Man sign cooperation agreements

The Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) has signed today cooperation agreements with the Isle of Man... Read full article »
Bahrain: Wednesday, February 23 - 2005 at 12:06