CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate

List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Conventional Bank Licensees (Retail): (24)
No.

Bank/Name

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain
Jordan
France
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Lebanon
USA
Bahrain
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
12-Jul-2000
05-Dec-1960
19-Feb-1975
22-Jan-1992
19-May-1983
16-Mar-1971
20-Oct-2004
17-Jan-2007
02-Dec-1969
10-Mar-1979
23-Jun-2004

Hd Off. +
Branch
1 + 21
1+3
1+0
1+8
1+6
1 + 15
1+8
1+1
1+3
1+3
1+3

Type of
Incorporation
Locally
Branch
Branch
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Branch
Branch
Locally
Locally

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

2424
813
5253
20501
1159
597
350
5576
548
5370
785

97317580569
97317540105
97317866667
97317534005
97317210989
97317229822
97317131070
97317582224
97317588653
97317564114
97317224402

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Ahli United Bank B.S.C.

Arab Bank plc
BNP Paribas
Bahrain Development Bank B.S.C.
Bahraini Saudi Bank B.S.C. (The)
BBK
BMI Bank B.S.C (c)
Credit Libanais SAL
Citibank N.A.
Eskan Bank
Future Bank B.S.C. (c)

12
13

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited

Habib Bank Limited

Jersey
Pakistan

16-Dec-1944
17-Nov-1968

1+4
1+2

Branch
Branch

57
566

14
15
16
17
18

ICICI Bank Limited

MashreqBank psc
National Bank of Abu Dhabi (Bahrain Branch)
National Bank of Bahrain BSC
National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.
SAK

India
UAE
UAE
Bahrain
Kuwait

06-Jan-2004
17-Sep-2005
19-May-2001
01-Jan-1957
22 Mar 1977
22-Mar-1977

1+0
1+0
1+0
1 + 24
1+2

Branch
Branch
Branch
Locally
Branch

1494
1320
5886
106
5290

97317585858
97317549000
97317866666
97317511111
97317578999
97317223388
97317133454
97317560570
97317588588
97317567777
97317505000
97317505016
97317569999
97317228522
97317224745
97317576161
97317504444
97317560870
97317228800
97317583333

19

Oasis Capital Bank B.S.C. ( c )

Bahrain

16-Jul-2008

1+0

Locally

991

97317506666

97317506799

20

Rafidain Bank

Iraq

01-Jul-1969

1+0

Branch

607

97317255656

21
22
23
24

Standard Chartered Bank

State Bank of India
The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance - Jordan
United Bank Limited

UK
India
Jordan
Pakistan

11-Aug-1918
17-Sep-2005
11-Jun-2002
22-Mar-1969

1+6
1+2
1+0
1+3

Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch

29
5466
5929
546

97317275796
97317255456
97317223636
97317505160
97317225227
97317224091
97317214167

Restricted

Restricted

Restricted to
Private
Banking

97317569688
97317224749
97317221200
97317215990
97317583281
97317228998
97317587111

97317225001
97317224692
97317227225
97317224099

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011

Conventional Bank Licensees (Wholesale): (56)

No.

Bank/Name

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain
Pakistan
Philippines

Date of
Establishment
11-Aug-2003
21-Mar-2011
25-Jun-1980

Jordan
Bahrain
Bahrain

21-Jan-1976
19-Jan-1982
25-Dec-1979

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
Bahrain
Bahrain
Pakistan
Pakistan
India

02-Sep-1982
17-Sep-2005
18-Nov-2002
06-Jan-2004
03-Dec-1980
08-Apr-2006
17-Sep-2005
28-Oct-2007

1
2
3

Addax Bank B.S.C (c)

Allied Bank Limited
Allied Banking Corporation

4
5
6

Arab Bank plc

Alubaf Arab International Bank (Bahrain) B.S.C. (c)
Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.)

7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Arab Investment Company S.A.A.(The)

Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP)
Askari Bank Limited
Awal Bank B.S.C. (c)
Bahrain Middle East Bank B.S.C.
Bank Alfalah Limited
Bank Al Habib Limited
Bank of Baroda

15

BNP Paribas

France

26-Nov-1975

16

BNP Paribas 3U

France

24-Jan-2008

17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

Canara Bank
Capital Investment Holding Co. (E.C)
Citibank N.A.
Citicorp Banking Corporation
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Denizbank A.S.
Dexia Banque Internationale a Luxembourg
Finansbank A.S.
First Leasing Bank B.S.C (c)
Gulf International Bank B.S.C.
Gulf One Investment Bank B.S.C ( c )
Habib Bank Limited
HDFC Bank
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (The)
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
Industrial Development Bank of Turkey
ING Bank A.S.
Investcorp Bank B.S.C.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Korea Exchange Bank

India
Bahrain
USA
USA
France
Turkey
Luxembourg
Turkey
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Pakistan
India
UK
Jersey
Turkey
Turkey
Bahrain
USA
S.Korea

30-Dec-2010
16-Jun-1997
26-Nov-1975
08-Feb-1983
21-Jan-1976
20-Jul-2002
03-May-2005
05-Jun-1999
29-Dec-2002
14-Mar-1977
03-Dec-2005
03-Dec-1980
07-Oct-2007
21-Jan-1976
31-Mar-1979
29-Dec-2004
09-Mar-2002
20-Jun-1982
26-Nov-1976
23-Feb-1977

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally
Branch
Branch

Others
Comments
Restricted

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

11159
20493

97317560444
97317224707
97317224710
97317549000
97317517722
97317543000

97317560445
97317210506

Branch
Locally
Locally

813
11529
5698

Branch
Branch
Branch
Locally
Locally
Branch
Branch
Branch

5559
18616
11720
1735
797
1375
50786
2778

Branch

5253

Branch

5253

Branch
Locally
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Locally
Locally
Locally
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Locally
Branch
Branch

65170
11544
548
548
5410
10357
20712
2435
1908
1017
11172
566
20246
5497
57
10215
1967
5340
368
5767

97317588888
97317563777
97317530500
97317203333
97317532345
97317203100
97317564044
97317216410
97317216430
97317866666
97317531152
97317866666
97317531152
97317210905
97317537277
97317588588
97317588588
97317562700
97317541137
97317504450
97317211322
97317563444
97317534000
97317102555
97317228522
97316577000
97317569999
97317569999
97317531530
97317215300
97317532000
97317134888
97317229333
97317228282

97317541116
97317540094
97317533163
97317533062
97317588885
97317581337
97317532400
97317203355
97317530526
97317224300
97317564033
97317216450
97317866667
97317531237
97317866667
97317531237
97317210907
97317537040
97317588653
97317588595
97317562770
97317541139
97317504451
97317211339
97317582887
97317522633
97317100063
97317224749
97316577005
97317569964
97317569964
97317531853
97317217900
97317530816
97317134889
97317225327
97317210063

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56

Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank)

MCB Bank Limited
Merrill Lynch International Bank Limited
National Bank of Abu Dhabi
National Bank of Pakistan
Saudi National Commercial Bank (The)
Securities & Investment Company B.S.C ( c )
Standard Chartered Bank
State Bank of India
TAIB Bank B.S.C. (c)
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.
The International Banking Corporation B.S.C. (c)
Turk Ekonomi Bankasi
Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S
Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S.
UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd.
United Gulf Bank (B.S.C) E.C.
Vakifbank Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi
Woori Bank
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S.

Malysia
Pakistan
Ireland
UAE
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
UK
India
Bahrain
Japan
Bahrain
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
UK
Bahrain
Turkey
S.Korea
Turkey

19-May-2001
22-Aug-1995
03-Jun-2006
22-Jun-1977
26-Jan-1978
04-Nov-1978
03-Dec-1996
21-Jan-1976
01-Jan-1977
02-May-1979
24-Oct-1979
18-Nov-2002
18-Nov-2002
24-Nov-2004
14-Oct-2000
17-Feb-1993
20-Apr-1981
03-May-2005
30-Jun-1983
19-Jan-1982

1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Locally
Branch
Branch
Locally
Branch
Locally
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Locally
Branch
Branch
Branch

10470
10164
10399
5886
775
10363
1331
29
5466
20485
5850
1230
11048
11378
10205
2920
5964
10242
1151
10615

97317535733
97317533306
97317530260
97317560870
97317224191
97317549880
97317515000
97317223636
97317505160
97317549494
97317103300
97317570300
97317540070
97317537711
97317549222
97317517777
97317533233
97317538662
97317223503
97317530313

97317533895
97317533308
97317530245
97317583281
97317224411
973417531183
97317514000
97317225001
97317224692
97317533174
97317103399
97317530817
97317540071
97317535463
97317549218
97317535032
97317533137
97317514496
97317224429
97317530311

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Islamic Bank Licensees (Retail): (6)

No.

Bank/Name

Country of
Incorporation

Date of
Establishment

Hd Off. +
Branch

Type of
Incorporation

Others Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

1
2
3
4
5

Al Baraka Islamic Bank B.S.C. ( c )

Al-Salam Bank -Bahrain B.S.C.
Bahrain Islamic Bank B.S.C.
Ithmaar Bank B.S.C.
Khaleeji Commercial Bank B.S.C.

Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

30-Sep-1983
03-May-2005
29-Oct-1978
14-Apr-2010
20-Oct-2003

1+3
1+1
1 + 12
1+7
1+1

Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles

1882
18282
5240
2820
60002

97317535300
97317560000
97317546177
97317584000
97317505050

Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain) B.S.C. (c)

Bahrain

09-Dec-2001

1+6

Locally

Islamic Principles

2066

97377777777

97317530695
97317560004
97317530181
97317584017
97317500288
97317104775
97377000010

Country of
Incorporation

Date of
Establishment

Hd Off. +
Branch

Type of
Incorporation

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

97317533972
97317530147
97317585151
97317217555
97317566002
97317100131
97317510051
97317502211
97317588512
97317583347
97317100002
97317200300
97317540006
97317565050
97317200005
97317563755
97317563242
97317223325
97317568569
97317566544
97317514441

Islamic Bank Licensees (Wholesale): (20)

No.

Bank/Name

Others Comments

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

ABC Islamic Bank (E.C.)

Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. (c)
Arab Islamic Bank (E.C)
ARCAPITA BANK B.S.C. (c)
Bank Al-Khair B.S.C. ( c )
Capinnova Investment Bank B.S.C. ( c )
Capital Management House B.S.C. ( c )
Capivest
Citi Islamic Investment Bank E.C.
Elaf Bank BSC ( c )
First Energy Bank B.S.C. ( c )
Global Banking Corporation BSC ( c )
Gulf Finance House (B.S.C) E.C.
International Investment Bank B.S.C (c)
Investment Dar Bank B.S.C ( c )
Investors Bank B.S.C. (c)

Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

29-Jul-1985
06-Jan-1998
14-Dec-1989
20-Aug-1996
06-Jan-2004
06-Apr-1999
15-Feb-2006
04-Feb-1981
17-Mar-1996
19-Mar-2007
17-Jun-2008
06-Jun-2007
02-Aug-1999
09-Dec-2001
17-Jul-2007
03-Sep-1997

1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Locally
Locally
Locally
Locallly
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locallly
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locallly
Locally
Locally

Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Not operating
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles

2808
1882
3005
1406
31700
5507
1001
5571
548
11939
209
1486
10006
11616
75751
11818

97317543342
97317530058
97317585000
97317218333
97317566000
97317101010
97317510000
97317502222
97317588330
97317561561
97317100001
97317200200
97317538538
97317565000
97317500540
97317565777

17
18
19
20

Kuwait Turkish Participation Bank Inc.

Liquidity Management Centre B.S.C (c)
Seera Investment Bank B.S.C ( c )
Venture Capital Bank B.S.C (c)

Turkey
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

13-Feb-2002
11-Jun-2002
25-Jul-2006
03-May-2005

1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Branch
Locally
Locally
Locally

Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles

1363
11567
18373
11755

97317201111
97317568568
97317566533
97314514451

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011

Insurance Licensees
Locally Incorporated Insurance Firms: (27)
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

Company Name
ACR Retakaful MEA B.S.C. ( c )
Al Ahlia Insurance Company B.S.C.
Arab Insurance Group (B.S.C)
AXA Insurance (Gulf) B.S.C. ( c )
Bahrain Emirates Insurance Company B.S.C. ( c )
Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company B.S.C.
Bahrain National Insurance Co.B.S.C.
Bahrain National Life Assurance Co. B.S.C. ( c )
Chartis Takaful Enaya B.S.C. ( c )
Gulf Union Insurance & Reinsurance Co. B.S.C. ( c )
Hannover Retakaful B.S.C. ( c )
Legal and General Gulf B.S.C. ( c )
Legal and General Gulf Takaful B.S.C. ( c )
Life Insurance Corporation (International) B.S.C. ( c )
Masheed Captive Insurance Company B.S.C. (c)
Medgulf Allianz Takaful B.S.C. (c)
The Mediterranean & Gulf Ins. & Reinsurance Company
(Medgulf) B.S.C. ( c )
Saudi Arabian Insurance Company B.S.C. ( c )
S di N
Saudi
National
ti
l IInsurance C
Co. B
B.S.C.
SC (c)
Solidarity Family Takaful B.S.C. ( c )
Solidarity General Takaful B.S.C. ( c )
Tabreed Captive Insurance Company B.S.C. ( c )
Takaful International Co. B.S.C
T'azur Company B.S.C. ( c )
Trade Union Insurance Co. B.S.C ( c )
Trust International Insurance and Reinsurance Co. B.S.C.
) Trust Re
United Insurance Co. B.S.C. ( c )

(c

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
26-Jun-08
17-Aug-76
9-Jun-80
2-Jan-90
29-Oct-09
4-Apr-76
30-Dec-98
4-Oct-00
11-Apr-06
26-Jun-95
31-Aug-06
15-Dec-08
15-Dec-08
20-Jul-89
30-Jun-09
28-Feb-07

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+1
1+1
1+1
1+5
1+0
1+0
1+1
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

Bahrain

19-Jun-95

1+0

Bahrain
B h i
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

7-Feb-80
4 J 93
4-Jan-93
21-Feb-08
21-Feb-08
26-Nov-06
11-Apr-89
7-Oct-07
3-Jul-83

Bahrain
Bahrain

Country of
Incorporation
American
American
Lebanon
Germany
Iran
Malaysia
American
Indian
British
Switzerland
British

Date of
Establishment
13-Jun-07
3-Apr-61
10-May-61
25-Jun-07
9-Jul-70
13-Oct-01
17-Feb-05
3-Apr-61
28-Sep-02
10-Jan-10
23-Jul-86

Others
Comments
Islamic Principles

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

1591
5282
26992
45
843
10166
843
843
20107
10949
75180
5832
5832
584
3013
31397

97317388366
97317225860
97317544444
97317588222
97317587300
97317532323
97317587300
97317587333
97317565999
97317255292
97317214766
97317589777
97317589777
97317210610
97317221515
97317568222

97317388365
97317224870
97317531155
97317583050
97317580377
97317530799
97317583099
97317583277
97317580688
97317255090
97317214667
97317211577
97317224166
97317582114

Locally

1109

97317218881

97317215444

1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Locally
L
Locally
ll
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

60139
31516
18668
18668
3013
3230
31600
2211

97317562500
97317563377
97317578777
97317585222
97317221515
97317565656
97317561661
97317506555

97317564989
97317564243
97317578787
97317585200
7317224166
97317582688
97317561669
97317100013

5-Jul-81

1+0

Locally

10002

97317517171

97317531586

12-May-86

1+0

Locally

3113

97317788788

97317785488

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+2
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch
Branch

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

2725
20281
745
75180
995
2201
823
584
11871
10032
10032

97317208400
97317298000
97317211174
97317576653
97317533335
97317531232
97317218035
97317225158
97317581661
97317563100
97317563322

97317210621
97317311228
97317213985
97317214667
97317537171
97317531242
97317211287
97317213099
97317582622
97317563101
97317564291

Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Captive
Islamic Principles

Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Captive
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles

Overseas Insurance Firms (Foreign Branches): (11)

No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Company Name
ACE American Insurance Company
American Life Insurance Company
Arabia Insurance Company S.A.L.
Hannover Ruckversicherung AG Bahrain Branch
Iran Insurance Company
Labuan Reinsurance (L) Ltd**
New Hampshire Insurance Company (NHIC)
The New India Assurance Company Ltd.
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc
Zurich Insurance Company
Zurich International Life Ltd

Others
Comments

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011

Insurance Brokers: (33)

No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33

Company Name/Individual
Abir (Bahrain) W.L.L.*
ACE Insurance Brokers W.L.L.
AF Willis Bahrain W.L.L.
ALHADAF Insurance
Al Jazera Broker Insurance Company W.L.L.
Al Majd Insurance Brokerage W.L.L.
Al Manar Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers Co. S.P.C.
Al Raed Insurance Services
Al Tashilat Insurance Services Co.W.L.L.
Al Wazzan Insurance Broker
Al Zayani Insurance Brokers Co. W.L.L.
Amana Insurance and Reinsurance Services and Brokerage
W.L.L.
Aon Re Middle East W.L.L.
Armour Insurance Services W.L.L.
Bahrain Insurance Brokers
BIMA International Insurance Services S.P.C.*
Crescent Global Insurance Services W.L.L.
Dhaif Insurance Agency
Fakhro Insurance Services W
W.L.L.
LL
Insure Direct Brokers
International Insurance Services W.L.L.
Intershield Company W.L.L.
Isa Al-Mahmeed
LMG (Bahrain) W.L.L.*
Marsh ( Bahrain) Company S.P.C.
National Finance House Insurance Services Co. S.P.C.
Nexus Financial Services W.L.L.
Oryx Insurance Services W.L.L.
Patrick York (Ireland) Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers
W.L.L.
Protection Insurance Services W.L.L.
Rabia Insurance Services
Tylos Car Insurance Brokerage Co. W.L.L.
United Gulf Insurance Brokers

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
19-Feb-04
22-Sep-10
13-May-90
14-May-95
28-Jun-04
2-Feb-02
12 Dec.2004
1-May-01
29-Apr-97
21 Nov.1990
26-Jan-03

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

20166
60138
10264
10305
21510
15529
18182
30113
1175
3221
5748

97317562550
97317171661
97317215815
97317321253
97317786014
97317556860
97317550636
97317786000
97317311117
97317294979

97317581040
97317171611
97317215394
97317321252
97317780403
97317556870
97317551514
97317786010
97317311171
97317296322

Bahrain

22-May-08

1+0

Locally

11460

97377088806

97377037717

Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Emirates
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

6-Dec-04
31 May.2005
16-Jan-92
10 Apr.2005
17-Nov-98
16-Feb-89
5-Jan-00
5
Jan 00
20-Feb-08
1-Jul-96
9-Aug-92
15-Jan-91
25-Jun-97
9-Apr-89
5-Feb-09
12-Jul-06
28-Oct-98
09 Dec.2003

1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+1
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Branch
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

30125
10757
5205
30355
1719
26785
39
18700
3300
3295
29238
15409
3237
21774
20218
54531
31712

97317226066
97317533229
97317713838
97317252939
97317275000
97317581187
97317533363
97317271616
97317451085
97317218000
97317226002
97317407999
97317511777
97317550353
97317587031

97317225299
97317533329
97317717166
97317252989
97317275679
97317581189
97317536101
97317277911
97317291818
97317218444
97317229599
97317403995
97317530600
97317554535
97317581912

Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

12-Aug-96
2-Jul-96
22-Dec-98
18-Apr-95

1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

33133
22209
1952
518

97317211700
97317271127
97317229957
97317292969

97317215309
97317255663
97317227514
97317292392

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011

Insurance Managers: (3)

No.

Company Name

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
03 Jul.06

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

Ensurion W.L.L.

3013

97317221515

97317224166

Hardy Arig Insurance Management W.L.L.

Bahrain

11 Oct.09

1+0

Locally

26992

97317544444

97317531155

Kane Insurance Management W.L.L.

Bahrain

16 Nov.08

1+0

Locally

20206

97317111020

97317580982

Country of
Incorporation

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Type of
Incorporation

Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
19-Jun-2003
4-Mar-2002
29-Aug-1994
31-Jul-2001
7-Jan-2010

Country of
p
Incorporation
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
22-May-89
29-Oct-90
21-Dec-98
18-Jan-86
2-Dec-90
18-Apr-98
1-Oct-87
8-Mar-81
8-Nov-89
20-Nov-86
30-Nov-97
30-Dec-85
27-Sep-97
11-Aug-98
28-Jan-88
8-Nov-93
9-Sep-82
7-Jul-96
19-Aug-91
8-Jun-92
12-Mar-01
2-May-83
14-Dec-97
12-Dec-90
15-Feb-98

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
p
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

Insurance Consultants: (5)

No.
1
3
2
4
5

Company Name/Individual
International Insurance Consultancy
Jamil Hajjar
Marsh (Middle East) Ltd.
Reinsurance and Insurance Consulting House
Scope Insurance Consultancy Company W.L.L.

UK

Others
Comments

Branch
Branch

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

11527
11018
5587
54838
20730

97317224812
97317790413
97317502784
-

97317210648
97317790484
97317691530
97317502727
-

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

502
421
10685
2982
990
2835
10825
10135
11432
10599
20323
45
140
710
11940
15588
803
803
502
3231
21291
10040
990
11871
20166

97317225151
97317214490
97317217008
97317271763
97317225950
97317737075
97317532358
97317295935
97317214110
97317311223
97317530400
97317210778
97317521615
97317224807
97317521614
97317722171
97317255292
97317255292
97317225151
97317210205
97317583443
97317530995
97317225950
97317581661
97317540181

97317224744
97317214550
97317216442
97317212275
97317212890
97317737016
97317532359
97317294059
97317214110
97317530451
97317530321
97317223857
97317535405
97317227443
97339108085
97317722151
97317255090
97317255090
97317224744
97317223534
97317583442
97317533420
97317212890
97317582622
97317540144

Insurance Firms (Restricted to Business Outside Bahrain): ( 31 )

No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Company Name
Ace Arabia Insurance Co B.S.C. ( c )
Al Rajhi Insurance Co. (Bahrain)
Al Saqr Saudi Insurance Company
Allied Cooperative Insurance Group
Amana Gulf Insurance Co
Amity Insurance Corporation BSC ( c )
Arab Eastern Insurance Co. Ltd. EC
Arab International Insurance Co*
Arabia Insurance International BSC ( c )
Arabian American Ins. Co. (Bahrain)*
Arabian Shield Insurance Co.
AXA Insurance (Saudi Arabia)
BUPA Middle East Limited **
Cumberland Insurance & Reins. Ltd *
First Saudi Insurance Co
Gulf Co-operation Insurance Co. Ltd
Gulf Union Ins. & Projects Management Holdings
Gulf Union Insurance & Risk Management
International Insurance Co.Ltd
International Islamic Ins Co
Islamic Arab Insurance Co.
Middle East Marine & General Ins Co
National Insurance Company for Cooperative Insurance
Royal & Sun Alliance Ins. (Middle East)
Saudi Allied Co. for Co-operative Ins. & Reins.*

Others
Comments

Islamic Principles

Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles

Islamic Principles

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011

26
27
28
29
30
31

Saudi Continental Insurance Co

Saudi General Insurance Co
Saudi Pearl Insurance Co
Takaful Islamic Insurance Co. E.C.
U.C.A. Insurance Co
Zurich Insurance Services (Middle East)

Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

29-Jan-83
1-Nov-92
12-Mar-87
23-Aug-83
11-Jan-92
14-Jul-83

1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
30-May-81
28-Nov-01
22-Oct-03
2-Jun-94

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

Others
Comments

Country of
Incorporation

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+0

Hd Off. +
Branch
Locally
Locally

Type of
Incorporation

Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
17-May-99
11-Jan-83

Country of
Incorporation

Date of
Establishment

Others
Comments

Address

Tel

Fax

Pakistan

09-Jan.2005

P.O. Box 15541,

Karachi 75530,
Pakistan

92215693521

92215685625

97144255678

97144255600

912222042231

912222883155

Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles

140
10028
5964
18668
710
26737

97317535455
97317225151
97317520105
97317585222
97317224807
97317563156

97317535405
97317224744
97317531953
97317585200
97317227443
97317563151

Insurance Brokers (Restricted to business outside Bahrain): (4)

No.
1
2
3
4

Company Name
AF Willis Bahrain
Arabian Brokers for Ins. & Reins. Co.*
Arthur J. Gallagher Middle East*
LMG (Middle East)

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

10264
20166
20166
15409

97317171661
97317540181
97317540181
97317218000

97317171611
97317540144
97317540144
97317218444

Insurance Consultants (Restricted to business outside Bahrain): (2)

No.
1
2

Company Name
Centra Arabia *
Cunningham Lindsey Middle East Ltd.

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

20166
10040

97317540181
97317530998

97317540144
97317530948

Registered Actuaries :(26)

No.

Company Name

Abdul Rahim Abdul Wahab

Adebowale Oluranti Ajayi

UAE

22-Apr.2009

Ajmal Bhatty

Dubai

23-Sep-1995

Akshay D. Pandit

India

10-May-2009

P.O. Box
506784,Dubai,U
AE
Villa 58,Street
12c,Sedor
375,Albarsha
3,Dubai
2nd
flr.churchgate
House.Veer
Nariman Road,
Fort, Mumbai400001 India

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011

Alchemy Associates Pvt.Ltd.

Pakistan

18-Jan-2007

103-104 Amber
Estate, Main
Shahrae-Faisal,
Karachi 75350,
Pakistan

Ali Omar Golam Morshed

Pakistan

11-Apr-2007

Beaumont Plaza,
Beaumont Road,
Karachi
75530,Pakistan

Chris Gerassimos Symeonidis

Greece

2-Jul-2006

George Psaras

Cyprus

9-Apr-2000

G.N. Agarwal

India

30 Jun.2003

10

Ibrahim E. Muhanna

Lebanon

5-Apr-2000

11

Jonathan Broughton

UK

24 Oct.2007

12

Lux Actuaries and Consultants W.L.L.

Bahrain

8-Mar-2007

P.O. Box 20705,

Manama,
Bahrain

97317502956

97317503030

13

Marios Argyrou

Cyprus

8-Nov-2009

WarrenFam,.P.O
. Box
20737,2001
Nicosia, Cyprus

35799259601

35722498167

14

Mohamed Fawzi Amer

Egypt

05-May.2003

957 Comich el
Nil, Cairo, Egypt

2023655272

2023634534

19-Oct.2008

Flat
No.3,Gulmohor
Building, Off S.V
Road, Near LIC
office, Vile Park
(west),Mumbai

912226172400

15

Mukund Govind Diwan

India

Aidiniou 34, Nea

Smyrni
17122,Athens,Gr
eece
P.O. Box 20723,
1663
Nicosia,Cyprus
B-2/7 ,Jeevan
Shanti Colony,
S.V. Road,
Santacruz(w),Mu
mbai 4900054,
I diGefinor
1501-B
Center, Beirut,
Lebanon
64-74 East
Street, Epsom,
Surrey KT17 IHB,
UK

92214535712

92214546291

92215693521

92215685625

302109311119

302109311008

35722456045

35722456046

97317210610

97317228475

9611752999

9611751292

441372751060

441372751061

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011

16

Paul Anthony Robert Warren

17

Paul Martin Murray

18

Rajeev Kantilal Rajpal Shah

19

Ronald Chidiac

20

21

Sadek Husain Khatib

Salmina Magdalena

22

Samih Geha

23

Dr. Suan Boon Tan

24

Subrahmanya Sastry Nori

25

Towers Perrin Forster & Crosby Inc.

26

Zainal Abidin Mohd Kassim

Cyprus

20-May-2001

P.O. Box
20737,1663
Nicosia,Cyprus

3572519535

3572429749

UK

24-Oct.2007

64-74 East Street

Epsom, Surrey
KT17
UK1HB

441372751060

441372751061

UK

04-Mar.2008

Cheapside
House,138
Cheapside,
London EC
2V6BW,UK

442077762200

442077763800

Lebanon

21-Mar-2011

9613211517

9611985154

14-Jan-1998

107
Koeniginstrasse,
Munich,
Germany

8938919906

8938919220

2-Jul-2006

Aidiniou 34,Nea
Smyrni
17122,Athens,Gr
eece

302109311119

302109311008

Lebanon

20-May-2008

Berytech
Technological
T
h l i l
Pole, P.O. Box
40-197,
Baabda,Lebanon

961(701)32321

USA

20-Jun-2010

56 Drumlin Road,
West Simsbury
Connecticut,
USA 06092

860-651-4819

Bahrain

12-Sep-2002

P.O. Box 584,

Manama,
Bahrain

17210610

17328475

UK

18-Jan-2007

71 High Holborn,
London WC1V 4402071702000
6TP, UK

Malaysian

15-May-2002

P.O.Box 54838,
50250 Kuala
Lumpur,
Malaysian

Germany

Greece

60321610433

4402071702222

60321613595

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011

Registered Loss Adjusters: (11)

No.

Company Name/Individual

Country of
Incorporation

Date of
Establishment

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

21932
892
15431
704
30177

97317261727
97339522252
97339607043
97317296296

97317250616
97317691924
97317692475
97317296294

1
2
3
4
5

Arab Loss Adjusters

Bahrain Vehicle Inspection & Damage Est.
B.M.S. Limited
E.N. Manos (Gulf) WLL
Gerard Fenwick (Individual)

UAE
Bahrain
UK
Bahrain
Bahrain

16-Oct-00
18-Jan-92
28-Sep-96
28-Feb-05
19-Oct-91

Green and Company-Foreign Branch

Lebanon

19-Aug-76

10125

97317530577

97317530917

7
8
9
10
11

Axis International Middle East W.L.L.

Global Risk Associates Holding SPC
Intershield WLL
McLarens International Limited
United Adjusting Service WLL

Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Hong Kong
Bahrain

28-Mar-92
15-Jun-08
9-Aug-92
10-Oct-07
28-Apr-03

11309
1719
3295
21459
20042

97317795944
97317271616
97317251962
97317716992

97317691997
97317277911
97317252338
97317716993

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
20-Oct-99
20-Oct-99

Type of
Incorporation
Locally
Locally

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

10009
10844

97317533488
97317533789

97317532822
97317533789

Insurance Pools & Syndicates Offices: (2)

No.
1
2

Company Name
Arab War Risks Insurance Syndicate
Fair Oil & Energy Insurance Syndicate

* Restricted to servicing existing business

** Portfolio transfer approved by CBB and published in the Official Gazette.

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+0

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

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List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Investment Business Firm Licence:
Category 1: (17)
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Bank/Name
Acacia Investments B.S.C. ( c )
Al Ahlia Bahrain B.S.C. ( c )
Alpine Wealth Management B.S.C. ( c )
Al Khabeer International Company B.S.C ( c )
CIMB Middle East B.S.C ( c )
Inovest B.S.C.
Investrade Co. B.S.C ( c )
Tharawat Investment House B.S.C. ( c )
The Family Office Company B.S.C. ( c )
Global Investment House B.S.C. ( c )
J Equity Partners B.S.C. ( c )
NCB Capital Company
Nomura Investment Banking (Middle East) B.S.C (c)
SIO Assets Management Co. B.S.C. (c )
Tadhamon Capital B.S.C. ( c )
Takaud Savings and Pensions B.S.C. (c)
Yazi Capital B.S.C. ( c )

Country of
Incorporation

Date of
Establishment

Hd Off. +
Branch

Type of
Incorporation

Others
Comments

Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

30-Oct-2008
30-Jan-2002
19-May-2004
10-Nov-2008
10-May-2006
22-Sep-2008
17-Jul-2005
01-Jun-2008
19-May-2004
16-Jan-2007
29-Jun-2011
29-Jul-2007
22-Jun-1982
02-Dec-2010
28-Jul-2008
28-Aug-2011
10-Feb-2008

1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+ 0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Branch
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
21-Apr-2008

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally

Switzerland

11-Sep-2008

1+0

Branch

UK
Bahrain

07-Mar-1988
05-Oct-2006

1+0
1+0

Branch
Locally

30069
11712

Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
India
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Guernsey

17-Sep-2007
16-Oct-2008
25-Feb-2003
15-Jan-2007
10-Oct-2007
01-Jun-2008
12-Mar-2007
04-Aug-2010
14-Oct-2004
23-Jun-2001
22-Dec-2004

1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Branch
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Branch

11385
2400
26300
5340
20183
75782
5898
20233
5255
1395

Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles

Islamic Principles

Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

10102
10106
18266
5879
11718
18334
30535
75780
18024
855
11718
10363
26893
5250
75511
65167
2709

97317516700
97317207070
97317563333
97317561370
97317567111
97317155777
97317514155
97317560777
97317221177
97317210011
97317206888
97317549700
97317530531
97317516777
97317103444
97317520194
97317534003

97317537342
97317250800
97317585300
97317561373
97317583180
97317155888
97317514151
97317560778
97317221178
97317210222
97317200026
97317530657
97317530365
97317104840
97317533711
97317534006

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

5253

97317866156

97317866153

11896

97317133111

97317133100

97317534452
97316101077
97317587060
97317549333

97317535113
97317580383

Category 2: (15)
No.

Bank/Name

BNP Paribas Investment Partners B.S.C ( c )

Credit Suisse AG

3
4

Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited-Bahrain Branch

Delta Partners B.S.C ( c )

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

EMP Middle East B.S.C. ( c )

GIC Funds Services Company Bahrain
Gulf Custody Company B.S.C. ( c )
Instrata Capital BSC ( c )
Investcorp Gulf Investments B.S.C. ( c )
Kotak Securities Limited - Bahrain
Mubasher Financial Services B.S.C ( c )
Sarasin-Alpen Bahrain B.S.C. (c)
SICO Funds Services Company B.S.C. ( c )
Societe Generale Wealth Management (Bahrain) B.S.C.( c )
UTI International Ltd. (Foreign Branch)

Others
Comments

97317537660

97317382666
97317388188
97317532000
97317533121
97317556139
97317135300
97317516060
97317200074
97317212410

97317382555
97317388177
97317538288
97317533962
97317556124
97317135311
97317514000
97317200075
97317212415

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Category 3: (17)
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Bank/Name
Alpen Capital Bahrain B.S.C. ( c )
ASA Conultants W.L.L.
Albourne Partners MENA
Capital Growth Management W.L.L.
Corporate Finance International W.L.L.
Deloitte Corporate Finance Limited
Ernst & Young Corporate Finance W.L.L.
Fajr Investment Advisory B.S.C. ( c )
ICAP (Middle East) W.L.L.
Islamic Finance Consultants B.S.C. ( c )
Itqan Financial Services W.L.L.
Marshalls-Bahrain-Ltd. W.L.L.
21 North Advisors W.L.L.
ProCapital Associates S.P.C.
Al Taira Middle East B.S.C. ( c )
Tullett Liberty (Bahrain) Co. W.L.L.
Wealth Management Group W.L.L

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain
Bahrain
UK
Bahrain
Bahrain
UAE
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
18-Jul-2010
25-Jun-1994
16-Jul-2008
26-Jul-1997
20-Jan-2003
24-Feb-2011
04 Feb.2007
15-Jan-2008
08-Dec-1975
15-Mar-1999
31-Aug-2009
29-Feb-1976
23-Sep-2008
26-Feb-2002
25-Dec-2011
01-Jan-1979
14-Aug-2002

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally
Locally
Branch
Locally
Locally
Branch
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

Others
Comments

Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles
Islamic Principles

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

5898
11544
20705
20369
39313
421
11718
30535
5488
21258
18408
5482
21575
2369
20526
18064

97317135300
97317537277
97317380219
97317561600
97317531117
97317214490
97317535455
97317517000
97317225100
97317587175
97317296996
97317228787
97317500030
97317220999
97317226363
97317228355

97317135311
97317537040
97317910093
97317561606
97317531114
97317214550
97317535405
97317540600
97317225304
97317587176
97317296696
97317228815
97317500031
97317229422
97317224485
97317228455

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Specialised Licensees
Money Changers: (18)
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Bank/Name
Al-Manama Exchange
Al-Zamil Exchange Est.
Alyousuf Exchanges & Money Transfers B.S.C. ( c )
Arexco W.L.L.
Bahrain Financing Co. B.S.C. ( c )
Bahrain India International Exchange Co. B.S.C. ( c )
Bex Money Bahrain Express Exchange W.L.L
Dalil Exchange
Delmon Exchange
Gulf International Exchange Co. W.L.L
Haji Yousif Al Awadi Exchange Establishment
Khalil Ebrahim AL Fardan Exchange
National Finance & Exchange Co. W.L.L.
Nonoo Exchange Company B.S.C. ( c )
Travelex Bahrain W.L.L.
UAE Exchange Center Co. - Bahrain W.L.L.
World Exchange Centre W.L.L.
Zenj Exchange Co. W.L.L

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
19-Nov-1984
01-Jan-1986
19-Aug-1985
01-Jan-1990
01-Jan-1952
29-Oct-1989
19-Aug-1985
19-Jun-1979
19-Nov-1984
01-Jan-1989
01-Jan-1982
19-Nov-1984
17-Jul-2000
17-Jan-1994
18-Aug-2004
28-Jun-2007
04-Nov-1989
01-Jan-1981

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+0
1+3
1+3
1 + 24
1+6
1+0
1+4
1+0
1+2
1+1
1+0
1 + 14
1 + 12
1 + 21
1+4
1+0
1 + 10

Type of
Incorporation

Country of
Incorporation

Date of
Establishment

Hd Off. +
Branch

Type of
Incorporation

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

328
5285
1536
11779
243
3204
5643
20404
1918
15688
20004
296
360
11970
24344
1825
5036
236

97317271000
97317212313
97317717606
97317213313
97317228888
97317210330
97317275275
97317225997
97317270276
97317712829
97317213762
97317273332
97317227550
97317214021
97317216246
97317224228
97317211123
97317224352

97317230099
97317212565
97317710060
97317216186
97317223495
97317210023
97317241243
97317213731
97317742226
97317210900
97317256879
97317227570
97317230929
97317216231
97317214140
97317210979
97317214405

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

Administrators: (4)
No.

Bank/Name

Others
Comments

Jawad Habib fund Administration Company W.L.L.

Bahrain

18-Jan-2007

787

97317530077

97317530088

2
3
4

Keypoint Consulting W.L.L.

KPMG-Fakhro
OHAD Trusts-Corporate and Financial Services W.L.L.

Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

03-Aug-2006
18-Jan-2007
25-May-2005

11718
710
18206

97317200025
97317224807
97317213199

97317200026
97317227443
97317213198

Country of
Incorporation

Date of
Establishment

Hd Off. +
Branch

Type of
Incorporation

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

Bahrain

25-Nov.2010

1+0

Locally

710

97317215080

97317212055

Registrar License: (1)

No.
1

Company Name
Bahrain Share Registering Company W.L.L.

Others
Comments

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Financing Companies: (8)
No.

Bank/Name

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
30-Jul-1994
26-Jun-2005
02-Oct-1995
06-Feb-1999
15-Aug-2005

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+3
1+0
1+0
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

5990
1175
15409
5350
21774

97317557777
97317786000
97317227903
97317117111
97317407999

97317557977
97317786010
97317227616
97317214193
97317403990

1
2
3
4
5

Amex (Middle East) B.S.C. ( c )

Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company BSC
Card Company E.C. (The)
Credimax B.S.C. ( c )
National Finance House B.S.C. ( c )

Reef Real Estate Finance Co. BSC ( c )

Bahrain

03-May-2005

1+0

Locally

Islamic Principles

18599

97317558644

97317556333

Sakana Holistic Housing Solutions B.S.C. (c )

Bahrain

25-Aug-2005

1+0

Locally

Islamic Principles

21479

97317201901

Universal Financing Services B.S.C. ( c )

Bahrain

16-Oct-2008

1+0

Locally

Islamic Principles

21544

97316161111

97317214663
97317214662
97317910880

Country of
Incorporation
USA
China
UK
France
Switzerland
Sweitzerland
Germany
UK
UK
Liechtenstein
Taiwan
Switzerland
Japan
Japan
Singapore
Switzerland

Date of
Establishment
01-Jan-1980
18-Apr-2004
02-Feb-2011
02-Jun-1990
24-Jun-2008
04-Jul-1987
22-Jun-1982
08-Apr-2006
31-Dec-1986
17-Sep-2005
22-Jun-1982
02-Dec-1995
01-Apr-2002
25-Jun-1980
26-Sep-2007
17-Jan-1973

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Type of
Incorporation

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

5990
10059
5253
11321
5410
20619
1660
57
10498
5806
10399
5759
20483
1317
5560

97317557777
97317531119
97317866666
97317155155
97317562777
97317203777
97317501234
97317222115
97317208800
97317293248
97317530260
97317224522
97317223211
97317102050
97317517777

97317557977
97317531009
97317866667
97317107777
97317562770
97317203780
97317501258
97317226822
97317208811
97317293852
97317530245
97317224566
97317224424
97317104990
97317535032

97317403378

Banking Representative Offices: (16)

No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Bank/Name
American Express International Inc.
Bank of China Limited Bahrain (Representative Office)
Bank of London and the Middle East Plc.
BNP Paribas
BSI SA
Credit Agricole Suisse SA
Deutsche Bank A.G.
European Islamic Investment Bank Plc.
HSBC Bank plc
LGT Bank of Liechtenstein Ltd.
Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.
Merrill Lynch Bank (Suisse) S.A.
Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
The Islamic Bank of Asia
UBS AG

Islamic Principles

Islamic Principles

Islamic Principles

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Insurance Representative Offices: (5)
No.

Company Name

1
2
3

Commercial Union Assurance

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.
J.B. Boda Reinsurance Brokers Private Limited

4
5

Lloyds of London
Norwich Union Insurance (Gulf) Ltd.

Country of
Incorporation
UK
India
India

Date of
Establishment
27-Jun-89
10-Apr-05
10-Jun-08

Hd Off. +
Branch

Type of
Incorporation

Others
Comments

UK
Bermuda

12-Jun-89
11-Jul-79

Country of
Incorporation

Date of
Establishment

Hd Off. +
Branch

UK
UAE
UK
Germany
Australia
Luxembourg
UK
UK
Switzerland
USA
Holland
USA

19-May-2001
27-Mar-2007
26-Sep-1994
02-Jan-2008
23-Mar-2011
03-Jun-2006
21-Sep-2006
16 J 2008
16-Jun-2008
14-Dec-2011
16-Jan-2007
23-Jun-2001
05-Jun-1999

1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
04-Feb-2009
06-Sep-2009

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+1
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally
Locally

Islamic Principles

Country of
Incorporation

Date of
Establishment

Hd Off. +
Branch

Type of
Incorporation

Others
Comments

Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

22-Sep-2008
25-May-2005
11-Sep-2008

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

20449
11908
10312

97317263759
97317500138
97317533900

828
45

97317532053
97317500137
97316612666
97316622181
97317735777
97317210778

97317735111
97317223857

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

140
75527
10515
31397
75766
243
3282
2917
1552
10282

97317535455
97317505777
97317530510
97317568217
97317151627
97317509900
97317576234
97317537312
97317131066
97317226625
97317213316

97317535405
97317104717
97317530520
97317568220
97317216200
97317223495
97317537282
97317131088
97317226640
97317213317

Investment Firm Representative Offices: (12)

No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Bank/Name
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited
Abu Dhabi Investment House
AllianceBernstein Limited
Allianz Global Investors Europe Gmbh
AMP Capital Investors Limited
Dexia Asset Management Luxembourg S.A.
EzRemit Ltd. UK
L
Lazard
dA
Assett M
Managementt Limited
Li it d - B
Bahrain
h i
Notz, Stucki & Cie S.A.
Ramsey Quantitative Systems Inc.
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.
Wasserstein Middle East, Inc.

Type of
Incorporation

Others
Comments
Islamic Principles

Microfinance Institutions: (2)

No.
1
2

Bank/Name
Al Ebdaa Bank For Microfinance B.S.C. ( c )
Family Bank B.S.C. ( c )

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

18648
76168

97317567724
97317366177

97317567869
97317366188

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

10561
18206
10476

97317206820
97317213199
97317206800

97317206821
97317213198
97317206801

Trust Service Provider: (3)

No.
1
2
3

Bank/Name
Ogier Fiduciary Services (Bahrain) B.S.C. ( c )
OHAD Trust B.S.C. ( c )
Two Seas Trust B.S.C. ( c )

Locally
Locally
Locally

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011

Provider of Ancillary Services to the Financial Sector: (14)

No.

Bank/Name

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
15-Nov-2007
16-Jan-2008
27-Feb-1984

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0
1+0
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally
Locally
Locally

UK

15-Jul-2001

1+0

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

31397
10405
2152

97317568222
97317530217
97317290333

Branch

50

97317582114
97317531817
97317291323
97317290050
97317534344

97317201677
97317537757
97377058880
97317564068
97317334114
97317295366
97317214070
97317500401
97317530265

1
2
3

Allianz Mena Holding Company S.P.C

Apex Fund Services Ltd.
Arab Financial Services Company B.S.C. (c)

Bloomberg Tradebook Europe Limited

Euronet Middle East W.L.L.

Bahrain

11-Oct-2005

1+0

Locally

5054

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Global Payment Services - GPS W.L.L.

Money on Demand (Mode) Bahrain W.L.L.
PFC Energy International L.L.C. Foreign Branch Company
Procco Financial Services W.L.L.
Secure Cash Processing B.S.C. ( c )
Shariya Review Bureau W.L.L.
Sinnad W.L.L.
The Benefit Company B.S.C. ( c )
The Credit Information Company of Bahrain

Bahrain
Bahrain
USA
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

31-May-2005
20-Oct-2008
08-Mar-2007
10-Aug-2006
28-Nov.2010
02-Jul-2007
30-Nov-2008
29-Oct-1997
19-Oct-2008

1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0
1+0

Locally
Locally
Branch
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally
Locally

2110
11970
11118
18012
50186
21051
21534
2546
20465

97317537200
97317537300
97317312888
97317290649
97317201666
97317537787
97377058885
97317567017
97317358125
97317215898
97317508888
97317500400
97317530259

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
24-Feb-11
14-Mar-05
22-May-05

Hd Off. +
Branch

Type of
Incorporation
Locally
Locally
Locally

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

1654
21643

97317243840
97317566175

97317243850
97317583006

Country of
Incorporation

Date of
Establishment

Hd Off. +
Branch

Type of
Incorporation

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

Islamic Principles

97317312800

Insurance Ancillary Services: (3)

No.
1
2
3

Company Name
GlobeMed Bahain W.L.L.
Gulf Electronic Management Systems W.L.L.
MedNet Bahrain W.L.L.

Societies: (2)
No.

Bank/Name

Bahrain Association of Banks

Bahrain

26-May-2010

1+0

Locally

1034

97317823000

97317820700

Bahrain Insurance Association

Bahrain

27-Aug-2009

1+0

Locally

2851

97317532555

97317536006

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
30-Dec-2010

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

Registered Professional Body: (1)

No.
1

Company Name/Individual
GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI)

Others
Comments

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011

Insurance Appointed Representative :

Insurance Appointed Representative (Corporate):
Registered
Corporate
No
Insurance Firm
Appointed
Representative

CR

Designated Individual
Under The Corporate

Date of Registration

Mr. Hussain Ali Ahmadi

Date of
Cancellation

Type of Business

13-Apr-2010

Family Takaful
Products

6-Dec-2010

General Takaful
Insurance

1-Mar-2011

Family Takaful
Products

Ms. Samar Ebrahim

Yusuf

18-Oct-2011

Family and
General Insurance

Mr. Prabhakar Sharma

19-Apr-2010

Ms. Mai Al Sayegh

Ms. Wafa Al Mohanna
Mr. Faisal Hamed
Alabdulla
Mr. Mohammed Hamza
Shehabi
HSBC BankAmanah

330-1

Mr. Saleem Taha Yaseen

Ms. Amal Sabaa
Mr. Tariq Mohammed
Abu Samra
Mr Sadiq Ali Al
Mr.
H dd d
Mr. Arif Khalifa

1 Allianz Takaful BSC ( c )

Ms. Meaad Lutfalla

BBK

1234

Mr. Jassim Abbasi

Mr. Mudit Kumar
M
Mr. hAniruddha Trimbak
Vaidya

BMI Bank

55436

Mr. Pratyush Verma

19-Apr-2010

Mr. Raajkumar Sunder

19-Apr-2010

Mr. Ahmed Rahma

29-Jun-2010

Mr. Nitin Gupta

Mr. Ahmed Mukhtar
Ms. Nada Hassan

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Ms. Manal Jaber
HSBC Bank Middle
330-1
Ms. Tahera Al Khayat
East
Ms. Carol Ejailat

7-Nov-2010

Mr. Colin Deon

3-Jul-2011
3-Jul-2011

Mr. Imran Altaf

2 Zurich International Life Limited

Ms. Khatoon Hejairi

Ms. Hanan A.Karim
Mr. Abdul Aziz Ali
Ms. Suhaila Qambar
Mr. Anshu Mehrotra

11-Apr-2011

Ms. Celina D'Souza

Mr. Ravinder Pal Singh
Mr. Balraj Tanwar

14-Jul-2011

Mr. Sameer Dewan

ICICI Bank Limited

53042-1

Ms. Rafeeka Sabeena

Beevi
Mr. Mahdi Ebrahim Ali
Hussain

22-Dec-2011

Mr. Salil Mahate

Mr. Ajay Browne
Mr. Akshay Mathur
Mr. Anoop Mohan
Javeri
Mr. Anup Mohan Shah
Mr. Ashish Kumar
Pandey
Mr. Ashley Edward
Lobo
Mr. Danah Abraham
Mr. Danish Jawed
Siddiqui
Mr. Frederick Francis
Williams
Mr. Gaurav Gaba
Mr. Jayant Chandu
Gajria
Mr. Jeetesh Kishin
Bhatia

7-Dec-2011
7-Dec-2011
7-Dec-2011

7-Dec-2011

Long Term
Insurance

Citibank

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Mr. Jitender Singh
Shekhawat
Mr. Jonas Joseph
Konikara
Mr. Krishna Raj
Kalilazhikath
Mr. Kurian John
Madathil
Mr. Pulin Bhargave
Mr. Balakrishnan
Radhakrishnan
Mr. Rajiv Chachra
Mr. Rishi Arora
Mr. Samir Suresh
Chikhalikar
Mr. Santhosh Abraham
Mr. Sunil Menon
Mr. Sushil Mahajan
Mr. Sushil Nair
Mr. Chandra Tejasivi
Mr. Vikram Malhotra
Mr. Yogesh Maini
Mr George Alexander
Mr.
Mr. Imaran Shaikh
Mr. Imtiaz Mahmood
Mr. Manish Vohra
Mr. Moses Vincent
Vales
Mr. Prasad Anand
Bhandary
Mr. Saourabh Pal
Mr. Saurabh Joshi
1108
Mr. Zuzar Mohamed
Madarwala
Mr. Francis Thomas
D'Silva
Mr. Amit Kansal
Mr. Anant Kumar
Mr. Anil Jaspal
Mr. Anil Kumar
Ms. Ashwini Bonney
Mr. Baijoo Gopinathan
Mr. Bhaskar Brijesh
Mr. Hari Govind

7-Dec-2011
7-Dec-2011

29-Jun-2010
7-Dec-2011

7-Dec-2011

7-Dec-2011

3 American Life Insurance Company

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Mr. Harpreet Singh
Mr. Hemant Kumar
Mr. Jayant Ganguly
Mr. Jishu Thankachav
Mr. Kevin Ivan
Ms. Kirti Simona
Mr. Kushang Sheth
Ms. Marites Ungos
Mr. Masroor Ahmed
Mr. Naufal Moosa
Mr. Nitin Sharma
Mr. Rajesh Puthiya
Mr. Sameer Bhatia
Mr. Sartaj Husain
Mr. Shakeel Nasim
Mr. Shiju Samuel
Mr. Sunil John
Ms. Zawan Jalal

16-Aug-2010
Long Term
Insurance

Mr. Kuntal Asarpota

27-Jan-2011
Mr.Suraj Prakash Dubey
Mr.Varun Watts
Mr. Goutam Toolsidass
Mr. Ashwin Rodrigues
Mr. Stevenson Stanley
Mr. Sumit Shekhar
Mr. Sandeep Mishra
Mr. Anuj Kapur

30-May-2011

Mr. Lynn Mathew John

Mr. Vinu Unnikrishnan
Ms. Hanan Al Shekar
Mr. Sami Bargaoui
Mr. Manaf Dashti
Mr. Karim Anabtawi
Mr. Abdulraoof Ali
Salman Jaafar
Mr. Sanjit Banerjee
Mr. Yuvraj Rakesh
Kumar Anand
Ms. Genevieve
Innocencia Jasmine
R

4-Dec-2011

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Mr. Hamad Abd Ali
Ebrahim Al Haddad

30-May-2011

Mr. Rateesh Raveendran

Ms. Amal Abdul Ameer
Mohamed
Mr. Raj Pal Singh
Mr. Bassam Saeed Al
Mr. Munish Kaushal
Mr. Tarun Khullar
Standard Chartered
Bank

280

Mr. Nizam Azeez Pasha

Ms. Eman Abdulhusain
Abbas Qannati
Mr. Vickram Anand
Mr. Paras Parashar

4-Dec-2011

Mr. Ahmed Hamdi Isa

Mr. Sameer Mushtaque
Ali Sayed
Mr. Remyy Rajan
j
Mr. Radhakrishnan
Balakrishnan
Mr. Danish Jawed
Siddiqui
Ms. Zahida Ahmed

8-Dec-2011

MS. Abdul Khaliq Syed

Mashreqbank PSC

4 AXA Insurance (Gulf) BSC ( c )

HSBC Bank Middle

East Limited

11170-1

Mr. Warrier Deepak Giri

Mr. Mario Nazareth
Mr. Ramashan
Makkunnath
Mr. Ibrahim Abdul
Mr.hiAhmed Ghareeb

14-Jul-2011

Ms. Amal Ebrahim

Ms. Zainab Al Naser
330-1

Ms. Reem Al Zeera

Mr. Husain Al Taitoon
Ms. Eman Mubarak

27-Dec-10

General Insurance

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Mr. Salman Al Qarata
Mr. Tareq Al Turk

State Bank of India

58702

Mr. Mohan Ganeshan

Mr. Sajith Kumar
Sasidharan Nair
Mr. Suryanarayanan
Sankaran

24-Apr-11

Mr. Shailendra Mishra

Ms. Rayyan Razak
Mohammed Sheikh
BBK NRI Business
Unit

Mr.Mudit Mathur
1234

Life Insurance Corporation (International)

B.S.C. ( c )

Mr.Aniruddha Trimbak
Vaidya
Mr. Kuttiparambil
Kumaran Praveenan
Mr. Vijay Kumar Naik
Vorkadi
Mr. Melepattu
Karunakaran Nambiar
Mr.Sabu Geevaraghese
O
Oommen
Mr. Rajan Adukkathil
Kizhakkethil

5-May-11

Long Term
Insurance

Mr. Peter Santana Raj

International
Agencies Co. Ltd
(Intercol)

188-05

Mr. Satheesan Pallen

Kannan Nair Pallen
Mr. Shivadasan Pillai
Venugopal
Mr. Kannassan Veetil
Krishna Kumar
Mrs. Ainikkal George
JMr.Siby Nedumattathi
Sebastian
Mr. Jocob koshy
Mr. Pulikkottil
Lonappan Johnson
Mr. Rajesh Vig
Mr. Mohan Jose Manjaly
Mr. Gurdeep Singh Gill
Mr. Sudeepa Kumar

17-May-11

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Mr. Rethinam Rajendran
Mr. Subash Aruthu
Veettil

6 Takaful International Company

Bahrain Islamic
Bank

Insurance Appointed Representative (Individual):

Registered
No.
Insurance Firm
Appointed
1- T'azur Company B.S.C.

Mr. Aqeel Alalwani

9900

Date of
Registration
14 Nov.2010

Mr.Daniel Thomas
Mr.Abdulla Al Aradi

Mr.Ali Husain
Hasan Ebrahim
Hashim Abdulla
Hashem
Mr.Abdulkarim Sabt
Mr.Gareth Frederick
George
Mr.Wathiq Hasan
Redhau
Mr.Ghulam Sarwar
Romani
Mr.Shaju K. Lazar
Mr.Abbas
Mohammed Janahi

27-Jul-11

Mr. Ahmed Mohamed

Sharif Ahmed Mohamed
Sharif

Mr.Aziz Abbas Agah

M N d JJassim
Mr.Nader
i Al
Nasheet
Mr.Mohammed
Mansoor Alaali
Abduljalil
Abdulhusain

Mr. Mohamed Abdulla

Hasan Jasim Mohamed
Shabib

07 Sep.2011

Date of Cancellation

Type of Business
Family Takaful Products

General Insurance

Ms.Hana Ali Al
Shaikh
Mr.Abdulaziz
Abdulrahim Nasser
Mr.Rajagopal
Rajendiran
Mr.Kundan Kumar
Singh

2-

American Life Insurance Company

(MetLife Alico)

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
07 Sep.2011

Mr.Arun Mathew
Ms.Geeta Bhatia
Ms.Wafa Dawood
Ahmed
Mr.Sayed Faisal
Jaafar Salman
Mr.AbdulShaheed
Ali Ahmed
Mr.Alukkal Raja
Varma
Mr.Sayed Alawi
Salman Husain
Mr.Fadhel Ahmed
Salman
Mr.Mahmood Naji
Khamis
Mr.Rakesh Lathika
Raveendran
Mr. Hani Abdulla
Mr. Hussain Ahmed
Marhoon
Mr. Abbas Jasim Al
Nasheet
Mr. Abdul Karim
Ahmed Yusuf
Mr. Collin Dominic
D'Silva
Ms. Smita Tijo
Mr. Noaman Ikram
Rahim
Mr. Adeel Mohin
Shaikh
Ms. Archana Vilas
Deshmukjh

07 Sep.2011
Long Term Insurance

25 Sep.2011

23 Oct.2011

13 Dec.2011

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Ms. Anita
Pachlangia
Mr. Christoffer
Joseph

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011

Licensed Exchanges: (1)

No.

Bank/Name

1 Bahrain Financial Exchange B.S.C. ( c )

Country of
Incorporation

Date of
Establishment

Hd Off. +
Branch

Type of
Incorporation

Bahrain

18-Oct.2010

1+0

Locally

Date of
Establishment

Hd Off. +
Branch

Type of
Incorporation

Bahrain

05-Oct-2010

1+0

Locally

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
24-Nov-2011

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally

Others
Comments

Country of
Incorporation

Date of
Establishment

Hd Off. +
Branch

Type of
Incorporation

Others
Comments

Licensed Clearing, Settlement and Central Depository Systems: (1)

Country of
No.
Bank/Name
Incorporation
1 BFX Clearing and Depository Corporation B.S.C. ( c )

Others
Comments

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

1936

97316511511

97316511599

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

1936

97316511511

97316511599

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

1936

97316511511

97316511599

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax

Licensed Securities Dealer: (1)

No.

Bank/Name

1 Grrans Commodities B.S.C. ( c )

Licensed Securities Broker-Dealer: (5)

No.

Bank/Name

A-Level Brokers W.L.L.

Bahrain

27-Dec-2011

1+0

Locally

1936

97316511511

97316511599

Arab Global Findex B.S.C. ( c )

Bahrain

23-Feb-2011

1+0

Locally

1936

97316511511

97317923222

Evermore Global (Bahrain) B.S.C. ( c )

Bahrain

03-Nov-2011

1+0

Locally

1936

97316511511

97316511599

MAC Securities W.L.L.

Bahrain

03-Nov-2011

1+0

Locally

1936

97316511511

97316511599

Bahrain

29-Jun-2011

1+0

Locally

1936

97316511511

97316511599

5 XO Bahrain W.L.L.

CENTRAL BANK OF BAHRAIN

Licensing & Policy Directorate
List of Banks & Financial Institutions as of
31st December 2011
Licensed Securities Clearing Member: (3)
No.

Bank/Name

Arab Global Findex B.S.C. ( c )

Evermore Global (Bahrain) B.S.C. ( c )

3 Grrans Commodities B.S.C. ( c )

Stockbrokers: (5)
No.
Company Name/Individual
1 Abdulla Zainalabideen
2 Gulf Securities Co.

Country of
Incorporation
Bahrain

Date of
Establishment
23-Feb-2011

Hd Off. +
Branch
1+0

Type of
Incorporation
Locally

1936

97316511511

97317923222

Bahrain

03-Nov-2011

1+0

Locally

1936

97316511511

97316511599

Bahrain

24-Nov-2011

1+0

Locally

1936

97316511511

97316511599

P.O. Box
1297
11884

Fax
17246661
17258780

17531213
17262948

3 Nasser Khesro (Al Nawras Money Broker)

20330

4 TAIB Securities W.L.L.

20485

Tel
17214738
17272578
17270130
17270661
17549494

17

17261006

5 Yousif Al-Ajaji ( Al Jesr Financial Office)

17271267

Others
Comments

P.O. Box

Tel

Fax