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CBB Rulebook: Contents

  • Common Volume
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 1—Conventional Banks
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 2—Islamic Banks
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 3—Insurance
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 4—Investment Business
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 5—Specialised Licensees
    • Common Modules (Applicable to all Specialised Licensees)
    • Specific Modules (By Type of Licensee)
      • Type 1: Money Changers Licensees
        • Part A
          • High Level Standards
            • AU Money Changers Authorisation Module
            • HC Money Changers High-Level Controls Module
            • GR Money Changers General Requirements Module
              • GR-A Introduction
              • GR-B Scope of Application
              • GR-1 Books and Records
              • GR-2 Money in Transfer
              • GR-3 Corporate and Trade Names
                • GR-3.1 Vetting of Names
                  • GR-3.1.1
                  • GR-3.1.2
              • GR-4 Dividends
              • GR-5 Controllers
              • GR-6 Cessation of Business
              • GR-7 Insurance Coverage
              • GR-8 Display of License and Exchange Rates
              • GR-9 Security Measures
              • GR-10 Measures to Detect Counterfeit Currency
              • GR-11 Credit Facilities Extended to Related Parties
          • Business Standards
          • Reporting Requirements
      • Type 2: Representative Office Licensees
      • Type 3: Financing Companies
      • Type 4: Administrators
      • Type 5: Trust Service Providers
      • Type 6: Microfinance Institutions
      • Type 7: Ancillary Service Providers
    • Part B
    • Quarterly Updates
    • Ad-hoc Communications
    • Archive
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 6—Capital Markets
  • Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 7—Collective Investment Undertakings
  • Bahrain Bourse (BHB) Material
  • Central Bank of Bahrain and Financial Institutions Law 2006
  • Bahrain Anti Money Laundering Law 2001
  • Regulation Governing Collective Investment Schemes June 2003
  • Bahrain Stock Exchange Law 1987
  • Bahrain Financial Trust Law 2006
  • Bahrain Insurance Law 1987
  • Bahrain Monetary Agency Law 1973
  • Commercial Companies Law 2001
  • CBB Disclosure Standards
  • CBB Debt Securities Guidelines
  • Ministerial Order — Money Laundering
  • CBB Resolution on Dissemination of Listed Companies' Financial Statements and Board of Directors' Meetings
  • CBB Regulations and Resolutions
  • The Corporate Governance Code of the Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Archive
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  1. Central Bank of Bahrain Volume 5—Specialised Licensees
  2. Specific Modules (By Type of Licensee)
  3. Type 1: Money Changers Licensees
  4. Part A
  5. High Level Standards
  6. GR Money Changers General Requirements Module
  7. GR-3 Corporate and Trade Names
  8. GR-3.1 Vetting of Names
  9. GR-3.1.1
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  • Oct 01 2010 - Dec 31 2021
  • Jan 01 2022
‹ GR-3.1 Vetting of Names GR-3.1.2 ›

GR-3.1.1

Licensees must obtain CBB’s prior written approval for any change in their legal name. Licensees must notify the CBB of any change in their corporate name at least one week prior to effecting the proposed change.

Amended: January 2022
Added: October 2010
‹ GR-3.1 Vetting of Names GR-3.1.2 ›

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