The branch started its operations on the 17.04.2001 as an Offshore Banking Unit (OBU). Since 24.04.2007 it has been operating as an "Wholesale Bank" thanks to the regulatory changes took place in 2006. The new license allows the branch to deal with the banks, other financial institutions and public institutions resident in Bahrain freely and without any limit, and with other resident entities within certain limits. On the other hand, the branch interacts with the rest of the world with no legal limits, and deals on transactions, ranging from Treasury (Money Market, FX, Ccy Swap, Fixed Income Securities, Repo and to a limited extent, Islamic Banking), Time Deposit, Working Capital and Investment Loans, Project Financing to Trade Finance.

 

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