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Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company B.S.C. (Mumtalakat) is the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain. [2] It was established by Royal Decree in 2006 and is wholly owned by the Government. [1] Mumtalakat actively sought investment opportunities locally, regionally and internationally.
Arcapita was founded in 1997. [2] Around that time, Islamic banking started to gain popularity, but the industry lacked Sharia compliant investment opportunities. Arcapita's Sharia compliant model was created offering private equity and real estate alternative investments. [15]
The KIPCO Group is one of the biggest holding investment companies in the Middle East and North Africa, with consolidated assets of US$29 billion as at Q3 2013. It is licensed as an Investment Business Firm (Category 1) by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), a closed joint stock company and is incorporated in the Kingdom of Bahrain. [3]
Like many other Middle Eastern economies, Bahrain has been trying to move away from its dependence on fossil fuels. In 2000, oil and gas made up 44% of its GDP; now that figure is 16%. “Economic ...
The Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) (Arabic: بنك البحرين للتنمية) is a development finance institution established to by the Government of Bahrain to promote investments in the country. [1] BDB is registered with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain as a conventional retail bank. [2]
The Bahrain Bourse, also called the Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE), [1] is the stock exchange of Bahrain. As at 2017, 42 companies were listed on the exchange. The exchange operates from Sunday to Thursday. [2] Three indices track the Bahrain Bourse (BHB): the Bahrain All Share Index, the Dow Jones Bahrain Index and the Estirad Index.
Kanoo Capital manages the group's investments, providing high inflation-adjusted returns to support both the current and long-term needs of the Group. Its investment approach is a hybrid model of direct securities trading and long-term investment, which seeks appropriate risk-adjusted asset allocation. [citation needed]
GFH Financial Group, previously known as Gulf Finance House, is an Islamic investment bank with headquarters in Bahrain Financial Harbour, Bahrain. [1]One of its most notable investments was a 25% stake in the English football club Leeds United [2] through their wholly owned subsidiary, Dubai-based GFH Capital, having initially acquired 100% ownership of the club from Ken Bates in December ...