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Issue 12 - JUNE 2017
Members of the Bahrain Asso-
ciation of Banks (BAB) got an
up-close look at the investment
opportunities offered by Bahrain
Bourse’s (BHB) newly-launched
Bahrain Investment Market
(BIM). The presentation, which
took place at the BHB on Thurs-
day (May 4), is part of the BHB’s
stakeholder outreach and engage-
ment campaign about the BIM.
Commenting on the event, CEO of
the Bahrain Bourse, Shaikh Khalifa
bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said, “The
Bahrain Investment Market’s in-
novative trading platform unlocks
previously untapped and poten-
tially lucrative opportunities for
institutional and individual inves-
tors around the world to invest in
proven businesses that are ready to
take the next step in their growth
and share in their future success.”
BAHRAIN INVESTMENT MARKET UNLOCKS UNTAPPED
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
“In offering dedicated, reliable and
efficient capital markets platforms,
the Bahrain Bourse gives the pri-
vate sector an even broader range
of capital-raising solutions to se-
lect from in order to fuel its future
growth and development. It is im-
portant that the banking sector is
aware of these investment options
and how they work together to-
wards building a private sector that
is more dynamic and sustainable,”
Shaikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim added.
The Bahrain’s Investment Market is
specifically designed for companies
who are looking to raise capital to
fund their future growth, such as
entrepreneurial ventures and ma-
ture family businesses. Among its
numerous benefits and features
are easier admission and financial
disclosure rules, access to glob-
al investors, guidance services
through specialized professional
advisory firms, and a dedicat-
ed Tamkeen support program.
“The Bahrain Investment Market
model is an integrated world-class
ecosystem which is accessible to
companies and equipped with the
necessary safeguards to protect
investors. We placed great im-
portance on ensuring end-to-end
transparency to allow investors to
quickly evaluate and benchmark
the eligible companies, from the
initial listing documents to audit-
ed financial reports after listing,”
Shaikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim noted.
Operated by the BHB and licensed
by the Central Bank of Bahrain
the Bahrain Investment Market
is underpinned by a national fi-
nancial regulatory framework
that ranks among the very best in
the world and complemented by
one of the world’s top countries in
terms of ease of doing business.
Chairman of the BAB Adnan
Ahmed Yousif commented, “These
kind of seminars comes within the
Association’s role to ensure that its
members are up to date with the
investment opportunities available
in the Kingdom of Bahrain and to
strength networking and relations
with the various economic and
financial organization. As the
representative body of Bahrain’s
financial institutions, we view
the Bahrain Investment Market
as a significant addition to the
kingdom’s already well-regarded
financial sector, as it adds to the
diversity of available financial ser-
vices and products and strength-
ens Bahrain’s position as a leading
regional and global financial hub.”