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Built for the future of finance

An ecosystem designed to grow your business through progressive regulations and secure infrastructure.

Single
regulator

Unifying oversight across all financial sectors

Digital
infrastructure

Innovating financial ecosystems for the digital future

Future-proof
policies

Priming regulations for emerging models

Resilient
frameworks

Operating efficiently through regional disruptions

How our
Financial Services sector
supports you

Talent

Specialised workforce driving banking and emerging technologies.

Local
expertise

Draw from local talent with 70% of workforce comprising of Bahrainis.

Government
support

Stay ahead with Tamkeen’s upskilling initiatives and advanced programmes.

Future-ready
pipeline

Secure continued expertise from growing STEM graduates from local higher institutes.

Unlock new
opportunities

Discover where your business can grow through these emerging financial sub-sectors.

Digital Banking

Scale digital banking solutions, empowered by a regulatory environment and infrastructure designed for digital-first financial services.

  • Enable seamless global digital onboarding and verification.
  • Access an advanced e-payment ecosystem supported by progressive open banking regulation.
  • Innovate within an advanced regulatory framework supporting digital banking.

FinTech & Digital Assets

Pioneer next-generation financial solutions from a leading fintech hub, empowered by specialised digital asset frameworks and a sandbox-tested regulatory environment.

  • Validate disruptive technologies within a secure fintech regulatory sandbox environment.
  • Issue single currency stablecoins backed by any CBB-approved currency.
  • Accelerate progress through direct, strategic engagement with a dedicated CBB FinTech and Innovation unit.

Family Offices

Preserve multigenerational wealth driven by progressive laws and a connected financial network.

  • Manage capital across a deeply integrated network of banks in Bahrain, including leading Islamic banking and finance institutions.
  • Secure long-term stability and mobility for key stakeholders through the Golden Residency programme.
  • Safeguard sensitive institutional assets by leveraging uncompromising data privacy frameworks.
  • Structure complex portfolios following a highly adaptable Trusts Law environment.

Technology Hubs & Centres of Excellence

Advance your digital footprint via a skilled workforce and supportive commercial landscape.

  • Operate with a strong, diverse pool of top tech talent.
  • Scale seamlessly within a mature innovation ecosystem anchored by global centres of excellence like Citi and PwC.

EDB, your growth
partner in Bahrain

White glove services

We simplify your local or offshore company formation by clarifying your specific requirements, outlining the relevant documentations, and answering all your investment-related queries.

Regulatory guidance

We help you navigate Bahrain's regulatory frameworks to help you achieve a frictionless launch for your international market expansion.

Network-building

We support your market entry modes by connecting you directly with decision-makers and stakeholders as part of a wider national #TeamBahrain initiative to ensure seamless public-private sector collaboration.

Long-term partnership

We provide corporate aftercare for both newly launched and established businesses so you can continue to scale your business in Bahrain with full confidence.

Explore your opportunities
in other sectors.

Information and Communication Technology

Capitalise on a liberal regulatory regime and a cost-effective, highly-skilled tech workforce to deploy advanced solutions within a globally leading digital infrastructure hub.

Manufacturing

Maximise your production footprint through expanding industrial zones, seamless supply chain integration, and duty-free access to 26 global markets via established trade networks.

Logistics and Transportation

Streamline cross-border distribution by uniting Salman Industrial City’s commercial base with world-class air cargo capabilities and specialised MRO infrastructure.

Tourism

Secure high-yield assets through 100% foreign ownership, specialised hospitality zones, and rapidly expanding international arrivals.

Education

Fuel a knowledge-driven economy through a robust STEM-driven talent pipeline and rising cosmopolitan demand within a centralised, globally-aligned regulatory framework.

Healthcare

Scale your clinical footprint by leveraging a unified regulatory framework and a board-certified medical workforce to deliver specialised care within a mature health ecosystem.

Based in Bahrain.Connected around the world.