National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) is a Bahraini public shareholding bank that provides retail and wholesale commercial banking services, treasury and investment activities, and investment advisory services. The bank is licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain as a conventional retail bank and is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain. Its shares are listed on the Bahrain Bourse. It has overseas branches in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh.
History The bank was incorporated in January 1957 by an Amiri decree in the Kingdom of Bahrain. NBB states that it was established as Bahrain's first locally owned bank.
In January 2020, NBB announced the successful completion of its offer to acquire up to 100% of the issued ordinary shares of Bahrain Islamic Bank, increasing its holding to 78.8% from a pre-transaction stake of 29.06%.
Ownership Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Bahrain) 49%, The Pension Fund Commission (Bahrain) 6.24%.
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