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Issue 14 - DECEMBER 2017
www.bahrainbourse.comBAHRAIN BOURSE ORGANIZES A WORKSHOP FOR THE
ROYAL ACADEMY OF POLICE
WITH A SIZE OF BD 200 MILLION AND A RETURN OF 5.50%
COMMENCEMENT OF SUBSCRIPTION IN THE 15
TH
ISSUE OF THE
GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BONDS
Bahrain Bourse organized in co-
operation with the Royal Academy
of Police the fourth workshop on
the Fundamentals of Investing on
Thursday 5 October 2017, where
100 members from the Ministry
of Interior attended the workshop.
Bahrain Bourse (BHB) announced
that as of today, Thursday 21
st
De-
cember 2017, and according to
the invitation announced by the
Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB),
Bahraini and non-Bahraini inves-
tors can directly subscribe through
the primary market of BHB in the
Government Development Bonds
No. 15 that have been issued by the
CBB on behalf of the Government
The workshop highlighted the
importance of saving and invest-
ment, and discussed the different
investment products available
for investors in the Kingdom of
Bahrain in detail. The workshop
also highlighted the concepts of
risk and return, and educated
the participants on how to build
their investment portfolios, con-
cluding with trading at BHB,
and the stock selection process.
It is worth mentioning that this
is the fourth workshop con-
ducted in cooperation with the
Royal Academy of Police, and
will be followed by other work-
shops for other groups of the
Ministry of Interior members.
of Bahrain by giving their orders
to registered brokers at Bahrain
Bourse. Thereafter, investors will
be able to trade the bonds in the
secondary market at BHB once
listed on BHB, which is expect-
ed to be on 14
th
January 2018.
The Bourse specified that the
subscription period through the
registered brokers is effective
Thursday 21
st
December 2017 un-
til Monday 25
th
of December 2017.
The subscription will be open
on Thursday and Sunday from
9:30am until 1:00pm and on Mon-
day from 9:30am until 11:00am.
The BD200 million Bonds issued
at a par value of BD1 each on
27
th
December 2017 for a period
of 5.5 years ending on 27
th
June
2023. The annual fixed return on
these securities is 5.50%, and will
be paid every six months on 27
th
June and 27
th
December every year
throughout the period of this issue.
The Central Bank of Bahrain issued
the Government Development
Bond on behalf of the Govern-
ment of Bahrain. The Government
of Bahrain directly guarantees the
Development Bonds securities.