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BisB eyes growth after stake buy by NBBBahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) is looking towards rebounding to profitability and growth in a short time, following the strategic stake acquisition by National Bank of Bahrain and Social Insurance Organisation (SIO), a senior official said. More… |
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Tamkeen inks $26m finance deal with BiSBBahrain labour fund Tamkeen said it has sealed an agreement with Bahrain Islamic Bank (BiSB) under which it will add BD10 million ($26.5 million) to its enterprise financing scheme. The finance scheme is being offered by Tamkeen More… |
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Bahrain asks 5 Islamic banks to mergeBahrain's central bank has urged five Islamic banks to merge early next year as it seeks to strengthen the banks' capital bases, a senior official said on Sunday. Under the plan, Al Salam Bank would merge with Bahrain Islamic Bank, More… |
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BisB, Al Salam name advisor for mergerBahrain Islamic Bank and Al Salam Bank have named KPMG Fakhro as advisor after receiving approval from the central bank for their planned merger, Al Salam Bank said in a statement on the Bahrain bourse late Tuesday. The two banks said they More… |
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BisB bounces back with $8.5m profit for H1Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) managed a powerful turnaround in the first half of the year posting a net profit of BD3.2 million ($8.5 million) against a loss of BD5.7 million in the first half of 2011. The bank registered a net profit of BD1 More… |
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BisB strengthens provisions base in new pushBisB has decided to strengthen its provisions base for the third consecutive quarter to enhance its financial position. Chairman Khalid Abdullah Al Bassam yesterday announced that BisB board has approved the financial results, where the ba More… |
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Gulf Air, BiSB sign $70m finance dealGulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, has signed a $70 million ijara facility with Bahrain Islamic Bank (BIsB). The four year medium-term facility will be used to partly finance the purchase of eight A320 aircraft, which are expected to b More… |
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Bahrain Islamic Bank posts loss on provisionsBahrain Islamic Bank swung to a net loss in the second quarter as it booked provisions against bad loans after the high-profile defaults of two major Saudi companies, the bank said on Wednesday. The bank's net loss in the quarter ended Jun More… |
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Bahrain Islamic eyes Asia for expansionBahrain Islamic Bank is targeting Asia as part of plans to increase its presence beyond the Gulf state, the Islamic lender's chief executive said. "Our plan is to expand outside Bahrain," Mohammed Ebrahim Mohammed told Reuters on the sidel More… |
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Bahrain Islamic Bank profit up 84pcBahrain Islamic Bank (BIsB) saw net profit rise 84 per cent in the third quarter of the year up from $46 million for the third quarter of last year to $85 million. "This excellent performance is attributed to the balance in diversifying in More… |
