CBB raises key interest rate

Manama, Mar.16 (BNA):  The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has decided today to raise its key policy interest rate by (25) basis points. CBB’s key policy interest rate on the one-week deposit facility is raised from 1.00% to 1.25%.   The CBB has also decided to raise the overnight deposit rate from 0.75% to 1.00%, […]

Bahrain to participate in IPU’s 144th assembly and related meetings

  Manama, Mar. 17 (BNA): A delegation from the parliament headed by Speaker Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal will participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)’s 144th assembly and related meetings to be held in Indonesia on March 20-24. The assembly will adopt resolutions on the emergency item and on the subject item taken up by the Standing Committee […]

BSE’ general engineering conference kicks off

Manama, Mar. 16 (BNA): The Bahrain Society of Engineers (BSE) today opened its general engineering conference, themed “Towards Sustainable Engineering Environment and a Promising Future”. The event is part of BSE’ Golden Jubilee celebrations, held under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. On the sidelines of the conference, BSE signed […]

HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister congratulates Saudi leadership

Manama, Mar. 16 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today sent a cable of congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on the success of the medical checkups he underwent at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh. […]