Company Insights Bahrain Bourse Markets Bahrain Bourse Overview The Bahrain Bourse (BHB), also called the Bahrain Stock Exchange, offers listing, trading, settlement and depositary services. There are 43 companies listed on the exchange. The Bahrain All Share Index, the Dow Jones Bahrain Index and the Estirad Index all track the Bahrain Bourse. Established in 1987 by Amiri decree, the bourse began operations in 1989 with 29 listed companies. Initially the exchange operated as an autonomous institution supervised by an independent board of directors, chaired by the governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain. In 2010 Bahrain Bourse was established as a shareholding company and replaced the Bahrain Stock Exchange. In February 2025 the Bahrain Bourse launched an incentive programme aimed at improving trading activity and increasing the number of institutions investing in Bahraini stocks. Bahrain Bourse News Finance Investcorp chairman weighs IPO or deal with strategic investor Investcorp is considering a tie-up with a strategic investor or an initial public offering in the next few years, its executive chairman has said. Mohammed Alardhi said the Bahrain-based alternative asset manager had streamlined its strategy and reshuffled its leadership and management teams. For its next period of growth, Investcorp may look to outside investment, […] January 21, 2025 Manufacturing Alba and Ma’aden end merger discussions Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) and the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) have ended talks over a merger of the two Gulf manufacturing giants. Discussions had been taking place since last year and it had been hoped that a deal could be completed in the first quarter of 2025, according to Alba’s chief executive, Ali Al Baqali. […] January 13, 2025 Markets Bahrain bourse launches incentive scheme to revive trading Bahrain Bourse will introduce various incentives next month to try to boost trading on a market that accounts for less than one-thousandth of daily turnover on Gulf stock exchanges. The scheme, which begins on February 2, aims to improve trading activity and increase the number of institutions investing in Bahraini stocks. Its launch comes amid […] January 8, 2025 Manufacturing Alba and Ma’aden delay merger to Q2 2025 The deadline on a potential merger between Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) and subsidiaries of Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden has been extended into the second quarter of 2025. It had been hoped that a deal between the two manufacturing giants could be completed in the first quarter, according to Alba’s chief executive, Ali Al Baqali. But a note […] December 23, 2024 Banking & Finance Bahrain bank merger to complete in 2025 A merger between National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) and Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) is expected to be completed in 2025. Plans to join the two banks were announced to the Bahrain Bourse earlier this year and preliminary proceedings started this month. “Considering that we are almost at the end of this year, I […] November 15, 2024 Analysis Mining Ma’aden-Alba merger ‘a potential game changer’ The proposed merger between the Saudi Arabian mining company Ma’aden and Bahrain’s aluminium smelter Alba looks likely to shake up the global aluminium industry, with the new company challenging for sixth place in the world rankings. “It’s almost a game-changing event, particularly in the GCC region,” says Andy Farida, a senior analyst at Fastmarkets, a […] September 27, 2024 Manufacturing Alba confirms it is ‘exploring’ listing in Saudi Arabia Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat is considering a secondary listing of Aluminium Bahrain BSC (Alba) on Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul stock market. Alba said in a statement to the Bahrain Stock Exchange yesterday it is “exploring various opportunities, one of which is a potential secondary listing on Saudi Arabia’s Stock Exchange which is currently under evaluation […] June 23, 2022 Posts navigation
Finance Investcorp chairman weighs IPO or deal with strategic investor Investcorp is considering a tie-up with a strategic investor or an initial public offering in the next few years, its executive chairman has said. Mohammed Alardhi said the Bahrain-based alternative asset manager had streamlined its strategy and reshuffled its leadership and management teams. For its next period of growth, Investcorp may look to outside investment, […] January 21, 2025
Manufacturing Alba and Ma’aden end merger discussions Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) and the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) have ended talks over a merger of the two Gulf manufacturing giants. Discussions had been taking place since last year and it had been hoped that a deal could be completed in the first quarter of 2025, according to Alba’s chief executive, Ali Al Baqali. […] January 13, 2025
Markets Bahrain bourse launches incentive scheme to revive trading Bahrain Bourse will introduce various incentives next month to try to boost trading on a market that accounts for less than one-thousandth of daily turnover on Gulf stock exchanges. The scheme, which begins on February 2, aims to improve trading activity and increase the number of institutions investing in Bahraini stocks. Its launch comes amid […] January 8, 2025
Manufacturing Alba and Ma’aden delay merger to Q2 2025 The deadline on a potential merger between Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) and subsidiaries of Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden has been extended into the second quarter of 2025. It had been hoped that a deal between the two manufacturing giants could be completed in the first quarter, according to Alba’s chief executive, Ali Al Baqali. But a note […] December 23, 2024
Banking & Finance Bahrain bank merger to complete in 2025 A merger between National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) and Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) is expected to be completed in 2025. Plans to join the two banks were announced to the Bahrain Bourse earlier this year and preliminary proceedings started this month. “Considering that we are almost at the end of this year, I […] November 15, 2024
Analysis Mining Ma’aden-Alba merger ‘a potential game changer’ The proposed merger between the Saudi Arabian mining company Ma’aden and Bahrain’s aluminium smelter Alba looks likely to shake up the global aluminium industry, with the new company challenging for sixth place in the world rankings. “It’s almost a game-changing event, particularly in the GCC region,” says Andy Farida, a senior analyst at Fastmarkets, a […] September 27, 2024
Manufacturing Alba confirms it is ‘exploring’ listing in Saudi Arabia Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat is considering a secondary listing of Aluminium Bahrain BSC (Alba) on Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul stock market. Alba said in a statement to the Bahrain Stock Exchange yesterday it is “exploring various opportunities, one of which is a potential secondary listing on Saudi Arabia’s Stock Exchange which is currently under evaluation […] June 23, 2022
