Formerly called the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA); web site contains interest rates on major currencies and the Bahraini dinar, monetary and financial indicators, foreign trade, balance of payments, banks, financial institutions etc

Report on banking and finance in the Arab world; contains country profiles and listings, directory of banks and financial institutions, ranking by capital, ranking by assets, BIS capital adequacy ratio, bank ratings etc

Bahraini bank offering services in corporate banking, treasury, Islamic banking and private banking; syndicated loans, trade finance, project finance, spot and forward forex, investment banking, securities trading; underwriting and placement, etc

International bank; office in Manama; services: commercial banking, structured financing, export financing, trade finance, forex with specialisation in Arab currencies, fixed income, equity derivatives, private banking, asset management

Bahrain wing of the US bank; web site has details of services offered including personal accounts, credit cards, loans, investment products, treasury products etc

Islamic investment bank which provides its clients with carefully selected investment opportunities that balance risk with reward; places emphasis on regional development; also has a subsidiary called GFH Commercial Bank

Middle East merchant bank focused on the GCC states; areas of operation: corporate advisory, asset management, structured and project finance, and GCC capital markets activities; foreign exchange and money market activities; treasury activities etc

Provides a wide range of banking services for corporate & individual customers; represented in the Middle East by HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd; has branches in Manama, Adliya, Muharraq etc

Bahraini bank offering retail banking, business banking, treasury and capital market, investment, and mobile banking services

International bank focused on the established and emerging markets of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America; site has information on services in personal and corporate banking, and global market services like forex, syndications etc