Bahrain Financial Services

The Bahrain monetary Agency (BMA) is an independent judicial organization and the central monetary institution of the nation. Thoroughly regulated by the BMA, banks benefit from the country’s financial integrity.

Bahrain owes its reputation as the recognized financial services center of the Middle East to the following:

• Regional deposit-taking and lending opportunities.
• Nil taxation.
• Free foreign exchange movement
• Stable currency pegged to the US dollar
• Suitable time zone
• Well-developed offshore facilities.
• Trained and efficient banking workforce.
• Advanced telecommunications.
• Well established insurance sector.
• Well developed support services.
• Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA), a rigid and strong regulating body.

As with banking, Bahrain has also become the Middle East center for the insurance industry. Major international insurers have been attracted to the country by the well developed commercial infrastructure and regulated financial environment. Significant reinsurance business is also written in Bahrain.

Bahrain Stock Exchange

Established in 1989 to promote the economic development of the country, to regulate share transactions and to build confidence among investors, the Bahrain Securities Exchange has become a major regional market. The plan is to extend this into an important international exchange, with an eventual listing of foreign companies.

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