Central Bank of Bahrain

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The Central Bank of Bahrain is the kingdom’s primary financial regulator and monetary authority, overseeing banking, insurance, and capital markets from its headquarters in Manama.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf central bank
financial regulatory authority
monetary authority
abbreviation CBB
capitalCityOfJurisdiction Manama
country Bahrain
governs Bahrain’s banking regulatory framework
Bahrain’s capital market rules
Bahrain’s insurance regulatory framework
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.cbb.gov.bh/
headquartersLocation Manama
implements monetary policy in Bahrain
issues banking licenses in Bahrain
capital market licenses in Bahrain
insurance licenses in Bahrain
jurisdiction Kingdom of Bahrain
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
English
legalForm public institution
locatedInTimeZone Arabia Standard Time
maintains financial stability in Bahrain
oversees payment systems in Bahrain
partOf Government of Bahrain
regionServed Middle East
regulatesSector banking
capital markets
financial services
insurance
investment business
responsibleFor consumer protection in financial services in Bahrain
enforcement of financial regulations in Bahrain
licensing of financial institutions in Bahrain
role banker to the Government of Bahrain
issuer of national currency of Bahrain
monetary policy authority of Bahrain
primary financial regulator of Bahrain
sector public sector
sets prudential regulations for financial institutions in Bahrain
regulatory framework for Islamic finance in Bahrain
supervises Islamic banks in Bahrain
capital market intermediaries in Bahrain
insurance companies in Bahrain
investment firms in Bahrain
retail banks in Bahrain
wholesale banks in Bahrain
typeOfRegulation macroprudential regulation
microprudential supervision


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