Central Bank of Bahrain


The Central Bank of Bahrain is the central bank of Bahrain. It is a public corporate entity established by the Central Bank of Bahrain and Financial Institutions Law 2006. It was created on 6 September 2006. Decree No. 64 of 2006 with respect to promulgating the Central Bank of Bahrain and Financial Institutions Law established the Central Bank of Bahrain in place of the Bahrain Monetary Agency. The Bank is located in the Diplomatic Area of Manama, in Bahrain.
Its responsibilities, set out in the decree, include:
The current Central Bank of Bahrain governor is Rasheed Al Maraj. In November 2014, he decided to further develop the kingdom's growing insurance sector. He acknowledged the necessity for the Central Bank to co-operate with the insurance market to support the insurance sector, also insisting on the insurance firms' obligations to fulfill their social responsibility. The Central Bank governor is the chairman of the board of directors of the Bahrain Bourse.
It was established in 1973 as the Bahrain Monetary Agency, shortly after Bahrain gained its independence from the United Kingdom. The bank also houses a splendid coin and currency museum with collections dating back to 653 AD.

Governors