National Bank of Bahrain

National Bank of Bahrain
TypePublic
BHSE:NBB
IndustryBanking
Financial services
Investment services
Founded1957 (1957)[1]
Headquarters,
Area served
Bahrain
Key people
Hala Ali Hussain Yateem (Chairperson)
ProductsFinance and insurance
Consumer Banking
Corporate Banking
Investment Banking
Investment Management
Global Wealth Management
Private Equity
Mortgages
Credit Cards
Revenue $277.84 million (2017)[2]
$190.10 million (2017)[2]
$162.25 million (2017)[2]
Total assets $8.249 billion (2017)
Total equity $1.191 billion (2017)[2]
Number of employees
761 [1]
WebsiteNBBOnline.com
Footnotes
[3]

National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) is a Bahraini public shareholding bank that provides retail and wholesale commercial banking services, treasury and investment activities, and investment advisory services.[4] The bank is licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain as a conventional retail bank and is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.[4] Its shares are listed on the Bahrain Bourse.[4] It has overseas branches in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh.

History

The bank was incorporated in January 1957 by an Amiri decree in the Kingdom of Bahrain.[4] NBB states that it was established as Bahrain's first locally owned bank.[5][6]

In January 2020, NBB announced the successful completion of its offer to acquire up to 100% of the issued ordinary shares of Bahrain Islamic Bank, increasing its holding to 78.8% from a pre-transaction stake of 29.06%.[7][8]

Ownership

Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Bahrain) 49%, The Pension Fund Commission (Bahrain) 6.24%.

References

  1. ^ a b "About NBB". NBB. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "NBB Financial Results for the year 2013". NBB. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ^ "NBB Reports Record Net Profit of BD 61.0 million (US$ 162.3 million) for 2017 - National Bank of Bahrain". Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "National Bank of Bahrain Group Consolidated Financial Statements 31 December 2024" (PDF). Bahrain Bourse.
  5. ^ "About". National Bank of Bahrain.
  6. ^ "نبذة عن البنك". بنك البحرين الوطني (in Arabic).
  7. ^ "Success of National Bank of Bahrain B.S.C.'s offer to acquire up to 100% of the issued and paid up ordinary shares of Bahrain Islamic Bank B.S.C." National Bank of Bahrain. 19 January 2020.
  8. ^ "بنك البحرين الوطني يعلن نجاح عرضه للاستحواذ على ما يصل إلى 100 % من أسهم بنك البحرين الإسلامي". Bahrain News Agency (in Arabic). 19 January 2020.