Minimum balance and charges on savings accounts
BC-A.2.6
Banks may impose no more than a monthly charge of BD 1/– when the monthly weighted average balance for savings accounts for individuals falls below BD 20/– (or equivalent in other currencies).
BC-A.2.7
Orphans, widows, pensioners, individuals receiving social subsidies from the Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs, students and Bahraini nationals with a monthly salary below BD 250/– should be exempted from maintaining the above minimum balance requirement for savings accounts.
