BHBNewsLetter Dec2017

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Bahrain Bourse | P.O. Box: 3203 Manama - Kingdom of Bahrain | Phone: +973 17261260 | Fax: +973 17256362
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PERIODICAL PUBLICATION ISSUED BY BAHRAIN BOURSE ISSUE 15 MARCH 2018
Bahrain Clear, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Bahrain Bourse
signed an agreement on Wednes-
day, 14th February 2018 with Al
Salam Bank-Bahrain, one of the
pioneering Shari’a-compliant
TO FACILITATE CASH DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION
BAHRAIN CLEAR AND AL SALAM BANK-BAHRAIN
LINK UP TO OFFER ‘MYSHARE’ CARD
Banks in the Kingdom of Bahrain,
to offer “myShare”, a card that
will be available to all Bahrain
Bourse’s existing investors with
a valid Investor Number (NIN)
(account at Bahrain Bourse).
The card will enable Bahrain Clear
to credit cash dividends instantly
into the shareholder’s card balance.
HIGHLIGHTS
Bahrain Bourse’s strategic pro-
gression and achievements over
the course of 2017 was exception-
al on many fronts, with a perfor-
mance ranking 2nd among GCC
stock exchanges, and 4th in the
MENA region. Throughout 2017,
Bahrain Bourse recorded high
trading activity in terms of the
BAHRAIN BOURSE CLOSES 2017 WITH 2nd BEST PERFORMANCE
ACROSS GCC MARKETS
value and volume of shares trad-
ed at Bahrain Bourse, launched
unique and innovative products
and services, and bolstered its
strategic tie-up with key partners.
In 2017, Bahrain Bourse achieved
major advancement on a number of
operational fronts including: list-
ing of the first REIT (Eskan Bank
REIT), operationally launched
Bahrain Investment Market and
authorization of four Sponsors on
the Market including Keypoint,
KPMG, BDO, SICO and strate-
gic partnership tie-up with Tam-
keen to fund growth companies
interested to list on the market.