Established in 1957, NBB operates in Bahrain, the U.A.E., and Saudi Arabia. The bank owns 78.8% of the Bahrain Islamic Bank, which operates under an Islamic retail banking license. In 2022, NBB ...

In 2020, the bank successfully acquired 78.8% of Bahrain Islamic Bank. It pledged $6.6 million to Bahrain’s national campaign to fight the pandemic. CEO Jean-Christophe Durand is also a board member ...