Bahrain Development Bank

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]

Bahrain Development Bank B.S.C.
State owned
IndustryBanking
Financial services
Founded11 December 1991 (1991-12-11)
Headquarters
Manama
,
Bahrain
Area served
Bahrain
Key people
Mohammed Bin essa al Khalifa
(Chairman)
Sanjeev Paul
Chief Executive Officer
ProductsFinance and insurance
Consumer Banking
Corporate Banking
Investment Banking
Revenue $27.59 million (2015)
$2.74 million (2015)
Total assets 514 million (2015)
Total equity $204.3 million (2015)
Number of employees
203 (2015)
Websitewww.bdb-bh.com

Overview

Bahrain Development Bank provides a variety of financial services that are tailored to meet the needs of small and medium businesses in Bahrain.[3] These includes business finance, Islamic financing and Tamkeen finance to manufacturing, agribusiness, healthcare and other services sectors.[4]

BDB's headquarters are in Diplomatic Area, Manama, Bahrain. As of 31 December 2015, the total asset valuation of the bank was approximately US$514 Million (BHD:194 Million), with shareholder's equity of about US$204.77 million (BHD:77.19 million) and a branch network of six full-fledged branches and two satellite branches.[5]

History

The BDB was established by Legislative Decree number 19 on 11 December 1991 and commenced operations a bank on 20 January 1992.[2] Its main agenda was to promote investments in Bahrain especially in crucial industries.[6]

In 2014, BDB signed an agreement with Small Industries Development Bank of India to promote start-ups. In this agreement, SIDBI committed to providing technical assistance to BDB in risk management and credit management to further BDB's missions.[7]

In 2014, BDB launched the Imagine Cup Competition in collaboration with Microsoft to support entrepreneurs and creators establish solutions geared to resolve some of the world's toughest challenges.[8]

In 2015, Moody's assigned a Baa2/Prime-2/Negative rating to BDB due to the bank's high risk loan portfolio and reliance of public funding.[9]

Member companies

Other than its development banking core business, BDB also has subsidiaries and investments that are geared towards achieving its objectives. The companies that comprise the Bahrain Development Bank subsidiaries and investments include, but are not limited, to the following:[5]

Bahrain Business Incubator Centre – 100 percent shareholding – Development and assistance to emerging entrepreneurs.

BDB SME Fund Company – 99 percent shareholding – Managing SME funds

Middle East Corner Consultancy – 28.6 percent shareholding – Consultancy to small and medium enterprises

Arabian Taxi Company – 20 percent shareholding – Operating and managing taxi services.

EBDA Bank – 20 percent shareholding – Providing microfinance and related advisory services.

All these subsidiaries and investments are held in Bahrain.[5]

Ownership

The shares of the stock of Bahrain Development Bank are all held by the Government of Bahrain.[3] This makes BDB a government parastatal.

Governance

Bahrain Development Bank is governed by an eight-person Board of Directors with Mohammed Bin essa al Khalifa serving as the Chairman of the group and Sanjeev Paul as the CEO.[5]

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See also

References
  1. "Profile - BDB". BDB. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. "BDB - Basel II Pillar III Disclosures For the six months ended 30-Jun-14" (PDF). BDB. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. "The Bahrain Development Bank". Bahrain Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Tourism. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. "Company Overview of Bahrain Development Bank B.S.C". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. "BDB 2015 Annual Report" (PDF). BDB. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  6. "BDB 2013 Annual report" (PDF). BDB. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  7. "SIDBI and Bahrain Development Bank seal deal to help SME". 19 February 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  8. "Microsoft -BDB joins hands for Imagine Cup 2014". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  9. "Moody's: Bahrain Development Bank's government ownership and robust capital levels are credit positive". 4 February 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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