BHBNewsLetter March 2017

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Issue 11 - MARCH 2017
Bahrain Bourse (BHB) in con-
junction with the BCCI SME
Committee organized a special
event at Bait Al-Tijjar premises
on Wednesday (March 8) to in-
troduce the Bahrain Investment
Market (BIM) to the Bahrain
Chamber for Commerce and In-
dustry (BCCI) members. The Bah-
rain Investment Market (BIM), set
to launch this coming April, is an
innovative equity market that is de-
signed to help fast-growing compa-
nies in Bahrain, GCC, and wider
MENA region seeking capital to
fund their growth and expansion.
In the presentation, Bahrain
Bourse Marketing and Business
Development Director Mr. Hani
Al-Mandeel gave an overview of
the Bahrain Investment Market
(BIM) and detailed its objectives
and benefits, noting that it offers
companies a cost-effective fi-
nancing option via direct public
offering to investors worldwide.
The Bahrain Investment Mar-
BHB PRESENTS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES AND FINANCING BENEFITS
OF BAHRAIN INVESTMENT MARKET FOR FAST-GROWING COMPANIES
ket (BIM), which is approved by
the Central Bank of Bahrain and
operated by the Bahrain Bourse
(BHB), offers a more relaxed reg-
ulatory framework with easier
disclosure and minimal admission
requirements. In addition, it pro-
vides companies with support and
guidance before and after listing
provided through specialized ad-
visory firms which are authorized
by the Bahrain Bourse (BHB).
To this end, Bahrain Bourse CEO
Sh. Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al Khal-
ifa said, “The Bahrain Investment
Market (BIM) is the culmination
of diligent efforts to establish an
innovative world-class market
that serves the growth of compa-
nies and protects the interests of
the company owners and inves-
tors. It is also the continuation of
the Kingdom of Bahrain’s proven
track record as a pioneering fi-
nancial hub and business-friendly
environment that boasts a reg-
ulatory framework consistently
ranked amongst the very best in
the world in terms of robustness,
transparency, and infrastructure.”
Sh. Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa
added that the Bahrain Investment
Market (BIM), once launched and
trading activity commences, is
expected to play a significant role
in supporting Bahrain’s econom-
ic vision objective of diversifying
the economy. Enabling fast-grow-
ing companies to obtain needed
growth capital has many positive
economic ripple effects such as
encouraging entrepreneurship,
creating new job opportunities,
and boosting the private sector’s
contribution to the national econ-
omy, as well as enriching the local
financing portfolio which helps to
attract foreign direct investments.
“The local and regional markets
are ready for such a market and
there is a real need for it, as evi-
denced by a number of trends and
figures. Government initiatives
geared towards economic diversi-
fication, particularly in countries
traditionally reliant on oil revenues,
have steadily increased the private
sector’s share of the national econ-
omy year-on-year,” Sh. Khalifa bin
Ebrahim Al Khalifa further noted.
The introductory session is the first
of a series of several sessions that
will be organized by the Bahrain
Bourse (BHB) over the next few
months to engage the private sec-
tor and media in order to famil-
iarize companies with the Bahrain
Investment Market (BIM) and how
it works and answer their queries.
Companies interested in listing
on Bahrain Investment Market
(BIM) and specialized advisory
firms interested in becoming au-
thorized by the Bahrain Bourse
(BHB) may contact the Bahrain
Bourse (BHB) Help Desk by call-
ing (+973) 17 261260 or email-
ing .