BBK's Board of Directors released their financial results of the nine month period ending Sept. 30. The results showed a net profit of $40.3 million, an increase of 8 percent over last year's $37.3 million over the same period. The growth in net profits was primarily derived by fees and commission income, and by the end of the third quarter, it increased its provisions reserve. Read More »

As part of arrangement, ACP Rail is offering domestic train e-tickets in London, Eurostar e-tickets to Paris and Brussels, and BritRail Passes for travel throughout England, Scotland and Wales. German Rail Pass tickets are also available for Gulf Air travelers arriving in Frankfurt, and Eurail Passes can be purchased by customers flying into Paris, Athens and Istanbul. Read More »

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the Gulf nation’s leading aluminum smelter, is set to exceed its annual production growth targets, an announcement that came at the company’s third quarter meeting in a statement from Alba’s Chairman Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa; that announcement comes as the company continues its Line 6 Expansion Project, which will allow the company to massively increase output even more in coming years. Read More »

The University of Salford in the U.K. has announced that it will be partnering with the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) to launch a number of collaborative academic initiatives between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the U.K., made official by the two institutions' Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the university will become a BIBF academic provider of choice. Read More »

MENAPAR aims to create a network of organizations that are active in the practice of public administration in the Middle East and North Africa region. This year's conference, scheduled for Oct. 6-9, will focus on the role of citizens and organizations. Read More »

Khaleeji Commercial Bank, one of Bahrain's leading Islamic retail banks, recently inaugurated a new commercial branch in Isa Town. The new branch will offer KHCB's entire line of Shari'a-compliant retail banking services. The new branch also has an ATM. Read More »

Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB), one of Bahrain's Islamic retail banks, officially opened its 10th branch in Isa Town on Thursday. KHCB's branch in Isa Town offers the entire bank's Shari'a compliant retail services which include various types of accounts. Read More »

The Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH) on Wednesday signed an agreement appointing JLL (formerly Jones Lang LaSalle) as its strategic leasing adviser. JLL is a professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. Read More »

Two new members have joined the team at Securities & Investment Co., a firm licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain as a conventional wholesale bank. K. Shyam Krishnan is the company's new chief financial officer, and the new head of fixed income is Ali Marshad. Read More »

Capital Intelligence (CI), a credit-rating agency, said on Thursday that it has affirmed Gulf Finance House’s (GFH) long-term "BB" rating and short-term "B" rating. The outlook for GFH’s ratings remains stable. Read More »

Approximately 600 students will enroll at Bahrain Polytechnic for the 2015-2016 academic year that starts on Sept. 6, the highest number of students accepted by the institution since 2012, Polytechnic said on Thursday. Read More »

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently received representatives from Southeast Asian Cargo Agents in the airline’s headquarters in Bahrain. Read More »

A report from the CBRE Group predicts Bahrain’s gross domestic product will slow down this year to 3.6 percent, down from 4.5 percent in 2014. Yet, the slowdown has not impacted the real estate industry, which remains strong in the small Gulf country. Read More »

Exhibit included presentations on data gleaned from various studies conducted in tandem with industries in Bahrain as part of the curriculum. Approximately 30 projects were highlighted for an audience of students, staff and industry representatives. Read More »

CEO Tim Murray of Aluminium Bahrain BSC, one of the largest aluminium smelting plants in the world, recently announced the appointment of S. Hussain S. Fadhel as the manager of Reduction Lines 1-3 and Mustafa A. Rahman as the manager for Carbon 3. Read More »

MAIN will connect investors with startups in the Gulf region, North Africa and eastern Mediterranean. Read More »

Bahrain hosting instructional course on new software beginning May 17. Read More »

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) partnered with the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) Wednesday to host a round-table discussion about women in finance, titled “Challenges Facing Women in Reaching Positions of Authority in the Financial Sector." Read More »