Bahrain to freeze accounts of entities supporting terrorism
MANAMA: The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has issued directives and guidelines to all licensed financial institutions in the Kingdom ...
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GCC assets management industry worth $200billion
MANAMA: With GCC Assets Management Industry reaching $200 billion by end-2016, the industry likely to see sustained patterns of growth ...
CBB says electronic wallet will be operational by June
Manama: The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) said that it was working closely with BENEFIT to launch the first phase ...
Cyberattacks pose real threat to financial sector
Manama: Cyberattacks pose a real threat to the banking and financial sector’s operations and there is a need to step ...
Islamic finance expands its footprint to new jurisdictions, territories
Manama: Use of Islamic finance is extending to new jurisdictions and territories, and this has led to a pressing demand ...
Motor Compensation Fund board reviews developments
Manama: The Board of Directors of the Motor Compensation Fund held its meeting recently, where the board members discussed several ...
Islamic finance industry needs to be risk sensitive: CBB Governor
Amwaj Island: Islamic finance industry needs to be more risk sensitive by employing effective risk management tools to cope with ...
Islamic finance hasn’t failed: AAOIFI Chairman
MANAMA: Despite some challenges, the Islamic finance has had faced challenging times but hasn’t failed, according to Chairman AAOIFI. Shaikh ...
Islamic finance in post oil prices slump
MANAMA: As the global economy is bearing brunt of the record low oil prices, the future of Islamic finance will ...
CBB keeps key interest rate
Manama: The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has decided to keep its key policy interest rate unchanged. The CBB’s key ...