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  • Capital Adequacy

    • PD-1.3.16

      All banks must present a summary discussion of the bank's approach to assessing the adequacy of capital to support current and future activities both on a risk-based capital basis (i.e. as in Chapters CA-1 and CA-2). All banks must also disclose a description of the policy on identifying assets suitable for funding by unrestricted investment accounts.

      Amended: April 2016
      April 2008

    • PD-1.3.17

      All banks must disclose the regulatory capital requirements for credit risk by each type of Islamic financing contract and for securitisation exposures (usually sukuk).

      Amended: April 2016
      April 2008

    • PD-1.3.18

      All banks must disclose their capital requirements for market risk using the standardised approach.

      Amended: April 2016
      April 2008

    • PD-1.3.19

      All banks must disclose their capital requirements for operational risk under:

      (a) The basic indicator approach; or
      (b) The standardised approach (as applicable).
      Amended: April 2016
      Amended April 2011
      April 2008

    • PD-1.3.20

      All banks must disclose their total and Tier One Capital Ratios on the following basis:

      (a) For the top consolidated group in Bahrain; and
      (b) For all significant bank subsidiaries (whose regulatory capital amounts to over 5% of group consolidated regulatory capital whether on a stand-alone or sub-consolidated basis).
      Amended: April 2016
      Amended April 2011
      Amended October 2010
      April 2008