Insurance sector’s consolidation can fuel growth
MANAMA: Region’s insurance industry remains fragmented and the sector needs to address a number of key challenges to drive further ...
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CBB ensures transparency through public consultations
Khalid HamadMANAMA: The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) will continue to get public feedback on all ...
IIFM board reviews Islamic finance development initiatives
Khalid Hamad IIFM ChairmanBahrain-based the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) which held its 29th board of ...
Waqf Fund gets $1.4m budget for 2014
Central Bank of BahrainThe Waqf Fund, a Bahrain-based special fund to support Islamic finance training, education ...
CBB implements best international standards
Khalid Hamad IIFM ChairmanOver the years, the CBB has conducted various consultations in line with the ...
Bahrain’s financial sector is well regulated: S&P
Central Bank of BahrainMANAMA: Despite Bahrain's relatively large financial sector and large number of majority-government-owned companies, ...
Bahrain’s Takaful industry witnesses 22% growth
Abdulrahman Al BakerThe Takaful industry in Bahrain has experienced a remarkable growth in terms of gross ...
Financial strength serves as a key for Islamic banks
The ability for Islamic finance to compete requires financial strength and a wide constituency of stakeholder confidence, according to a ...
IIFM helps to understand essential issues of Islamic finance
The International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) has been able in this short period of time to highlight some very essential ...
CBB implements robust corporate governance regime
The Central Bank of Bahrain has implemented and continuously update a robust corporate governance regime, a senior official at the ...