Bahrain’s Solidarity reports 13% increase in net profit

Solidarity Bahrain, a subsidiary of Solidarity Group Holding, has announced a net profit attributed to shareholders’ fund of BD875,000 for the first quarter of 2022 against a net profit of BD773,000 for the corresponding previous period, representing 13 per cent increase. The earning per share has also increased to 6.77 fils for the quarter compared […]

National Bank of Bahrain announces 24% increase in net profit

National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has reported an increase of 24 per cent in its net profit attributable to equity shareholders to BD19.4 million for the first quarter of 2022, compared to BD15.6m in the same period of 2021. The increase in net profit was predominantly attributable to higher interest income from loans and lower […]

Gulf Hotels Group swings to $5.57mln net profit

Gulf Hotels Group (GHG) has achieved net profit of BD2.123 million during the first quarter of 2022 compared to a loss of BD207,119 in the first quarter of the previous year, with an increase of BD2.330m. Earnings per share were 9 fils compared to a loss of 1 fils in the first quarter of last […]

Bahrain’s GFH Financial Q1 net profit rises 18%

Bahrain-based GFH Financial Group has reported net profit of $19.11 million for Q1 2022, up more than 18 percent from $16.12 million reported in the first quarter of 2021. The group, which has businesses including wealth management, real estate, commercial banking and asset management, said in a statement that earnings per share for Q1 were […]

Bahrain-based Bank ABC Q1 net profit rises 3% to $31mln

based Bank ABC (Arab Banking Corporation) has posted a $31 million Q1 net profit attributable to the shareholders of the parent company, which is 3% higher on the $30 million of the same period last year. With cost of risk returning to pre-pandemic levels, it suggests a better economic outlook and the resilience of the […]

King’s Diplomatic Affairs Advisor receives UAE researcher

Advisor to HM the King for Diplomatic Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, received here today the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR), Dr. Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi, who presented him a copy of his book entitled “The Muslim Brotherhood in the […]

Royal Guard team climbs Ama Dablam Mountain in Nepal

A team from the Royal Guard at the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) has successfully climbed the Ama Dablam Mountain in Nepal. After six months of intensive training and preparations, the Royal Guard expedition climbed the mountain on May 5, at 12:53, and returned safely to their camp in Katmandu, ahead of their return to the […]

HM King thanked by Speaker

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received a cable of thanks from Speaker of the Representatives Council, Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal, following the issuance of a Royal Order adjourning the fourth session of the fifth Legislative Term. The Representatives Council Speaker extended on behalf of the council’s members sincerest thanks and gratitude to […]