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Issue 7 - March 2016
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www.bahrainbourse.comBAHRAIN BOURSE T-BILLS MARKET LAUNCHED
H.E. Mr. Rasheed Al-Maraj said
that the launch of this market goes
in line with the Government’s plan
to support and enhance the Cap-
ital Markets sector in the King-
dom of Bahrain, which is con-
sidered one of the main and vital
sectors to the economy. H.E. Mr.
Al-Maraj assured the CBB’s com-
mitment to continue developing
the legislations and rules govern-
ing the Capital Markets sector in
accordance to International Stan-
dards in a way that will allow more
listings of investment instruments
and trading them in a well-regu-
lated environment that protects
the rights of all related parties
thereby enhancing confidence
in the legislative infrastructure
of the sector and its institutions.
“The CBB is keen to support
Bahrain Bourse in order to in-
crease its competitiveness to
attract more local and foreign
investments that will lead to
the prosperity of national econ-
omy,” H.E. Mr. Al-Maraj said.
“The CBB is continuously work-
ing closely with BHB and related
parties to offer innovative prod-
ucts and services to develop and
enhance the legislative infrastruc-
ture of the Capital Markets sec-
tor in order to secure the sound-
ness of the market and ensure
that operations are conducted in
a fair and transparent manner
that protects investors and main-
tains the rights of all related par-
ties,” H.E. Mr. Al-Maraj added.
Mr. Yusuf Humood expressed
his delightedness for the launch
of the Treasury Bills market and
praised the vital role of the CBB
Governor in launching this mar-
ket. Mr. Humood thanked the
officials of the Central Bank of
Bahrain for their cooperation in
all legislative, legal, and technical
aspects that had an effective role
in launching the T-Bills market.
“The launch of the Treasury Bills
market will play a great role in en-
hancing cash liquidity in local and
foreign banks that deal in Bah-
raini T-Bills,” Mr. Humood said.
Mr. Humood said that the Treasury
Bills market in BHB is considered
one of the largest markets in the
region, taking in consideration the
number of issues currently listed
and expected to list in the future.
“This will provide more invest-
ment alternatives for all investors
to diversify their portfolios and
minimize their investment risk.
BHB will continue developing the
investment environment in order
to encourage and facilitate the ac-
cessibility of investors to BHB and
benefit from the opportunities
available in all listed instruments
at BHB,” Mr. Humood added.
It is known that Treasury Bills
are one of the investment instru-
ments used by governments and
central banks for short-term fi-
nancing with reasonable returns
taking in consideration the term
of these issues that is usually be-
tween 3-12 months. T-Bills are
usually issued weekly and month-
ly, and are considered very low-
risk investments for investors.
It is worth mentioning that a
Resolution was issued by BHB’s
Chairman in respect of intro-
ducing the Treasury Bills Market
at Bahrain Bourse and adding
it to the markets at BHB. The
resolution was followed by the
approval of the BHB’s CEO on
the Guidelines of Trading Trea-
sury-Bills at Bahrain Bourse.
CEO’S MESSAGE
Dear Readers,
I would like to welcome all of you
to our 7
th
issue of Bahrain Bourse
newsletter. This issue covers the
successful launch few ambitious
initiatives that we believe will
have a positive impact on the
market in the future.
Those include launching the
Treasury Bills market at BHB, the
creation of the REITs market and
the adoption of REITs & Funds
instruments trading guidelines.
Last but not least, and following
the apposition of the Bourse
to the Ministry of Industry,
Commerce and Tourism, and the
highly appreciated visit of His
Excellency Mr. Zayed bin Rashid
Alzayani, the Minister of Indus-
try, Commerce, & Tourism to the
Bourse’s premises, the Bourse is
confidently and steadily moving
toward achieving its strategic
goals and future initiatives.
Sh. Khalifa Bin Ebrahim Al
Khalifa
Chief Executive Officer