VOL. XLVII

No 16

19-April-2004

REGIONAL BANKING

Bank Of China Receives License To Establish Representative Office In Bahrain

The Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) announced on 13 April that it had granted a license to the Bank of China to establish a Representative Office in Bahrain, the first venture into the Middle East by a Chinese bank. The representative office will provide general assistance to customers in Bahrain and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and promote banking business and...