{
  "reviewed": "2026-09-04",
  "country": {
    "code": "BH",
    "name": "البحرين",
    "central": "مصرف البحرين المركزي — CBB",
    "centralSource": "https://www.cbb.gov.bh/about-cbb/",
    "separate": true
  },
  "coverage": {
    "country": "BH",
    "scope": "Bank members of current Bahrain Association of Banks directory",
    "complete": false,
    "note": "Full CBB licensing register could not be extracted (403). Current BAB directory has 47 member profiles, including non-bank firms. Bank subset extracted; Arab Bank retail/wholesale merged and ila consolidated under Bank ABC. Excludes nonbank payment, finance, investment and exchange members. This is NOT all Bahrain banks: non-member bank licenses and exact current classes remain to be reconciled against CBB. Legacy AUB names not reintroduced from old association site.",
    "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/member-banks/",
    "noteAr": "تغطية جزئية: البنوك الأعضاء في جمعية مصارف البحرين. تعذر الوصول إلى سجل مصرف البحرين المركزي الكامل.",
    "count": 30
  },
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "BH-central",
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "مصرف البحرين المركزي — CBB",
      "kind": "central",
      "category": "Central bank / monetary authority",
      "source": "https://www.cbb.gov.bh/about-cbb/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Al Baraka Islamic bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/al-baraka-islamic-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-e4801b20f221e729",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Al Salam Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/al-salam-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-7b99e70753322cfb",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Alubaf Arab International  Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/alubaf-arab-international-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-a5c40accf95a3950",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Arab Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/arab-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403. Retail and wholesale profiles consolidated as one institution.",
      "id": "BH-ab457f4b19c3feb2",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Bahrain Development Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/bahrain-development-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-7ed29bc1a9c5266c",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Bahrain Islamic Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/bahrain-islamic-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-23d158688abc5eae",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Bank ABC",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/bank-abc/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403. Includes ila retail branch; ila not counted as a separate legal bank. https://www.ilabank.com/PrivacyPolicy",
      "id": "BH-a6a2e5c20532a3d0",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/bank-of-bahrain-and-kuwait/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-6b9b45089d0fb0fc",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "BNP Paribas- Wholesale",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/bnp-paribas-wholesale/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-ffd6b2e9384a3333",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "BOK International",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/bok-international/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-734af2ddf8ee7b36",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Citibank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/citibank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-3e19afd8542896af",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Eskan Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/eskan-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-e0192f2e2536ded1",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "First Abu Dhabi Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/first-abu-dhabi-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-ccf5b7579d65d14a",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "GFH Financial Group",
      "category": "Islamic wholesale bank",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/gfh-financial-group/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "2025 results announcement confirms CBB Islamic wholesale bank license: https://gfh.com/press-release/gfh-reports-an-18-2-increase-in-net-profit-attributable-to-shareholders-for-2025-reaching-us140-11-million/",
      "id": "BH-e1c250bbfca5b426",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Gulf International Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/gulf-international-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-24e9ae6a45d72314",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Habib Bank Ltd",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/habib-bank-ltd/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-8a1a89d400002cf4",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "HSBC Bank Middle East",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/hsbc-bank-middle-east/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-e446a5ba4eb35470",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Ithmaar Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/ithmaar-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-5bd9ab495026ccec",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "JPMorgan Chase Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/jpmorgan-chase-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-393d39d3bbe348be",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Khaleeji Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/khaleeji-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-c8e60fa37f278cbd",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Kuwait Finance House B.S.C. (c)",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/kfh/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403. KFH Bahrain identity: https://www.bh.kfh.com/",
      "id": "BH-2c85210f871af531",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Mashreq Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/mashreq-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-f7251c1bd79c9860",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "MENA Industrial Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/mena-industrial-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-f941f594010aa835",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "National Bank of Bahrain",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/national-bank-of-bahrain/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-e248d22d6bb95044",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "National Bank of Kuwait",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/national-bank-of-kuwait/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-9756f4622beda2ad",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "SICO",
      "category": "Conventional wholesale bank",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/sico/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Current bank website confirms CBB wholesale banking license: https://sicobank.com/",
      "id": "BH-be2cd845247baf4b",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Singapore Gulf Bank B.S.C Closed",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/singapore-gulf-bank-b-s-c-closed/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-821ed7546aab8d62",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "Standard Chartered",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/standard-chartered/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-952d7c4979441fe1",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/the-housing-bank-for-trade-and-finance/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-dcbd62a21e399e02",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    },
    {
      "country": "BH",
      "name": "United Gulf Bank",
      "category": "Bank listed by Bahrain Association of Banks",
      "source": "https://banksbahrain.org/portfolio-item/united-gulf-bank/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-09-04",
      "note": "Association directory entry; exact current CBB license class not independently extracted because regulator register returned 403.",
      "id": "BH-462431239ea70ddf",
      "kind": "commercial",
      "status": "pending_government_approval"
    }
  ]
}