C4-1.2.1
Applicants for a license must fill in the application for authorisation online, available on the CBB website under E-services/online Forms. The applicant must also upload PDF copies/scanned copies of the following supporting documents:
(a) A comprehensive business plan for the application;
(b) For overseas companies, the company’s current commercial registration or equivalent documentation;
(c) Where the applicant is an existing Bahraini company, the applicant’s commercial registration certificate;
(d) A certified copy of a Board resolution of the applicant, confirming its decision to seek a CBB category 4 investment firm license ;
(e) Details of the proposed licensee’s group structure, if any, and in the case of applicants that are part of a regulated group, a letter of non-objection to the proposed license application from the applicant’s lead supervisor ;
(f) In the case of branch applicants, a letter of non-objection to the proposed license application from the applicant’s home supervisor, together with confirmation that the applicant is in good regulatory standing; and
(g) In the case of branch applicants, the audited financial statements of the applicant (head office) for the three years immediately prior to the date of application;
(h) Applicant’s memorandum and articles of association (in draft form for applicants creating a new company).
Added: January 2022