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title: "Gulf International Bank B.S.C. SWIFT/BIC code GULFBHBMXXX · Bahrain | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code GULFBHBMXXX for Gulf International Bank B.S.C., Bahrain. 2 branch BICs, LEI 558600JW2XPMLG97TV14, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfbhbm
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3.  Gulf International Bank B.S.C.

Bahrain · Financial institution

# Gulf International Bank B.S.C.

Legal name in the LEI record Gulf International Bank B.S.C

Gulf International Bank B.S.C. (GIB) is a Bahraini shareholding company with its head office in Manama. It was incorporated by Amiri Decree Law No. 30 of 24 November 1975. The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia holds 97.226% of its shares, and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) state investors hold the rest. It describes itself as a pan-GCC universal bank and is licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain as a conventional wholesale bank and a conventional retail bank. It has subsidiaries in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom and branches in London, New York, Abu Dhabi and Oman.

BIC **GULFBHBMXXX** LEI **[558600JW2XPMLG97TV14](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/558600JW2XPMLG97TV14)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift Swift GPI live member [**2** branch codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfbhbm#branches) [Group: Gulf International Bank B.S.C](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/558600JW2XPMLG97TV14) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfbhbm#claim)

## Licences and registrations

Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers

None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.

-   The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.

## Swift network

Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory

- **BIC:** GULFBHBMXXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **Swift GPI:** Live member
- **Payment schemes and systems:** No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- **Branch codes:** [2 branch codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfbhbm#branches)
- **Other BICs with this LEI:** [GULFGB2L](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfgb2l) · [GULFKYK1](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-gulfkyk1) · [GULFUS33](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-gulfus33) · [GULFOMRX](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-oman-branch-gulfomrx) · [GULFAEAA](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfaeaa)
- **BIC first registered:** 1987-11-16
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-30

## Overview

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfbhbm#overview-sources)

Total assets

USD 45.9bn

Group · 30 Jun 2026 · [interim report ↗](https://www.gib.com/sites/default/files/gib_fs_-_q2_30.06.2026_-_signed_0.pdf)

Employees

1,306

headcount · Group · 30 Jun 2026 · [interim report ↗](https://www.gib.com/sites/default/files/gib_fs_-_q2_30.06.2026_-_signed_0.pdf)

Ownership

State-owned

97.226% Public Investment Fund

Institution type

Universal bank

Trades as GIB

- **Ownership:** The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia holds 97.226%, and the Kuwait Investment Authority, Qatar Holding, Bahrain Mumtalakat, the Oman Investment Authority and the UAE Ministry of Finance hold between 0.438% and 0.730% each.
- **Direct parent:** Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia 97.226%
- **Major shareholder:** Public Investment Fund, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 97.226%
- **Head office:** Al-Dowali Building, 3 Palace Avenue, P.O. Box 1017, Manama, Bahrain
- **Company register:** C.R. 4660 (Kingdom of Bahrain commercial registration)
- **Name in the local language:** بنك الخليج الدولي ش.م.ب

### Business lines

-   Corporate banking
-   Transaction banking & payments
-   Markets & trading
-   Trade finance
-   Investment banking
-   Asset management
-   Retail banking
-   Islamic banking

The group reports four segments: wholesale banking, treasury, asset management and investment banking, and head office. Retail banking in Bahrain is offered through the digital brand meem.

### Online

- **Websites & references:** [gib.com ↗](https://www.gib.com/) [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_International_Bank)
- **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/gulfintlbank/) · [X ↗](https://twitter.com/gulfintlbank) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/GulfIntlBank/) · [Instagram ↗](https://instagram.com/gulfintlbank) · [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf7LIuJHiz2XBtMg91XmVsg)

Sources · 13 pages consulted

1.  [gib.com/](https://www.gib.com/)
2.  [gib.com/en/management](https://www.gib.com/en/management)
3.  [gib.com/en/board-directors](https://www.gib.com/en/board-directors)
4.  [gib.com/en/shareholders](https://www.gib.com/en/shareholders)
5.  [gib.com/en/contact-details](https://www.gib.com/en/contact-details)
6.  [gib.com/en/financial-statements](https://www.gib.com/en/financial-statements)
7.  [gib.com/sites/default/files/gib\_fs\_-\_q2\_30.06.2026\_-\_signed\_0.pdf](https://www.gib.com/sites/default/files/gib_fs_-_q2_30.06.2026_-_signed_0.pdf)
8.  [gib.com/en/gib-celebrates-50-years-progress-25-increase-net-income-attributable-shareholders-bank](https://www.gib.com/en/gib-celebrates-50-years-progress-25-increase-net-income-attributable-shareholders-bank)
9.  [gib.com/en/gib-bahrain-announces-new-appointments-board-directors](https://www.gib.com/en/gib-bahrain-announces-new-appointments-board-directors)
10.  [gib.com/en/financial-institutions-group](https://www.gib.com/en/financial-institutions-group)
11.  [gdnonline.com/Details/1392927/New-GIB-chairman-appointed](https://www.gdnonline.com/Details/1392927/New-GIB-chairman-appointed)
12.  [bahrainbanksdirectory.com/gulf-international-bank-announces-new-chairman-of-the-board-of-directors/](https://bahrainbanksdirectory.com/gulf-international-bank-announces-new-chairman-of-the-board-of-directors/)
13.  [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf\_International\_Bank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_International_Bank)

## Leadership

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfbhbm#overview-sources)

- **Chief executive:** Abdulaziz A. Al-Helaissi Group Chief Executive Officer & Board Member Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [gib.com ↗](https://www.gib.com/en/management)
- **Chair:** Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Arifi Chairman Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [gib.com ↗](https://www.gib.com/en/board-directors)
- **Chief financial officer:** Marwan Abiad Group Chief Financial Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [gib.com ↗](https://www.gib.com/en/management)
- **Executive:** Sara Abdulhadi Chief Executive Officer, GIB B.S.C. Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [gib.com ↗](https://www.gib.com/en/management)
- **Executive:** Saleem T. Al-Dabbagh Group Chief Compliance Officer Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [gib.com ↗](https://www.gib.com/en/management)

## Supervisors & regulators

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfbhbm#overview-sources)

- **Bahrain:** Central Bank of Bahrain Central bank Prudential supervisor AML supervisor Conduct

## Recent events

Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfbhbm#overview-sources)

1.  Apr 2026

    Leadership

    The bank appointed Abdulaziz Al-Arifi as chairman. He succeeded Fahad AlSaif, who stepped down on becoming Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment.

    [gdnonline.com ↗](https://www.gdnonline.com/Details/1392927/New-GIB-chairman-appointed)

2.  Aug 2025

    Leadership

    The bank appointed an 11-member Board of Directors for a three-year term from 8 August 2025, chaired by Fahad AlSaif.

    [gib.com ↗](https://www.gib.com/en/gib-bahrain-announces-new-appointments-board-directors)

3.  Feb 2024

    Leadership

    The bank appointed Sara Abdulhadi, its Group Chief Investment and Treasury Officer, as CEO of GIB in Bahrain.

    [gib.com ↗](https://www.gib.com/en/gulf-international-bank-announces-new-senior-leadership-appointments-saudi-arabia-and-bahrain)

Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.

## Identifiers

Head-office record

- **BIC:** GULFBHBMXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. GULF Bank 2. BH Country · Bahrain 3. BM Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** 558600JW2XPMLG97TV14
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/558600JW2XPMLG97TV14)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.

## Profile

- **Type:** Financial institution
- **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register
- **Register licences:** None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- **Country · region:** Bahrain · Middle East & North Africa
- **Trading venues (MIC):** No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- **OFAC sanctions:** No listing cites this BIC
- **EU sanctions:** No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- **Country sanctions:** No country programme

Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.

No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.

## Ownership and group

GLEIF relationship records

The Gulf International Bank B.S.C group has 8 institutions in the directory, in 6 countries: all hold a BIC.

Including [Gib Markets Limited](https://elucidate.co/directory/gib-markets-limited-gimkkyky), [Gulf International Bank (UK) LTD](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-uk-ltd-sintgb2l).

[See the Gulf International Bank B.S.C group →](https://elucidate.co/directory/group/558600JW2XPMLG97TV14)

Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.

## Addresses

- **Registered address:** AL-DOWALI BUILDING 3 PALACE AVENUE MANAMA 1017 BAHRAIN
- **Operational address:** AL- DOWALI BUILDING 3 PALACE AVENUE MANAMA MANAMA POB 1017 BAHRAIN

## ISO 20022 identification

As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)

A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.

- **Identified by:** BIC, with its LEI
- **Roles in CBPR+:** Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents

### CBPR+

For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known

```xml
<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>GULFBHBMXXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>558600JW2XPMLG97TV14</LEI>
</FinInstnId>
```

### Full record

Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC

```xml
<FinInstnId>
  <BICFI>GULFBHBMXXX</BICFI>
  <LEI>558600JW2XPMLG97TV14</LEI>
  <Nm>GULF INTERNATIONAL BANK B.S.C.</Nm>
  <PstlAdr>
    <TwnNm>MANAMA</TwnNm>
    <Ctry>BH</Ctry>
    <AdrLine>AL-DOWALI BUILDING 3 PALACE AVENUE MANAMA 1017</AdrLine>
  </PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>
```

The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.

## Network

### Branch network

All 2 branch BICs connect to the head office. They are all in Manama, and no function or registration year splits them further.

### Branch codes

| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GULFBHBMCLS](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfbhbm-cls) | — | Manama | AL-DOWALI BUILDING 3 PALACE AVENUE MANAMA MANAMA BAHRAIN | — | 2023-05-30 |
| [GULFBHBMRET](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfbhbm-ret) | BAHRAIN RETAIL BANKING | Manama | AL-DOWALI BUILDING 3 PALACE AVENUE MANAMA MANAMA POB 1017 BAHRAIN | — | 2023-05-30 |

[See every BIC in Bahrain →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bh#bics)

## Related institutions

### Same legal entity

-   [Gulf International Bank B.S.C. BIC GULFGB2L Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600JW2XPMLG97TV14](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfgb2l)
-   [Gulf International Bank BIC GULFKYK1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cayman Islands · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600JW2XPMLG97TV14](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-gulfkyk1)
-   [Gulf International Bank BIC GULFUS33 Financial institution Not on a tracked register United States · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600JW2XPMLG97TV14](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-gulfus33)
-   [Gulf International Bank (Oman Branch) BIC GULFOMRX Financial institution Not on a tracked register Oman · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600JW2XPMLG97TV14](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-oman-branch-gulfomrx)
-   [Gulf International Bank B.S.C. BIC GULFAEAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Arab Emirates · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600JW2XPMLG97TV14](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-b-s-c-gulfaeaa)

Other BICs mapped to the same LEI.

### Subsidiaries in the directory

-   [Gib Markets Limited BIC GIMKKYKY Financial institution Not on a tracked register Cayman Islands · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5586001MFRGV0XD2SB47](https://elucidate.co/directory/gib-markets-limited-gimkkyky)
-   [Gulf International Bank (UK) LTD BIC SINTGB2L Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Kingdom · Not on a tracked register · LEI 7N7YKE66OZ27KON72O26](https://elucidate.co/directory/gulf-international-bank-uk-ltd-sintgb2l)

Entities that GLEIF records with this LEI as their direct parent.

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-   [Bahrain Islamic Bank B.S.C. BIC BIBBBHBM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Bahrain · Not on a tracked register · LEI 558600FAUY6XHS2B0J49](https://elucidate.co/directory/bahrain-islamic-bank-b-s-c-bibbbhbm)
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-   [First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC BIC NBADBHBM Financial institution Not on a tracked register Bahrain · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2138002Y3WMK6RZS8H90](https://elucidate.co/directory/first-abu-dhabi-bank-pjsc-nbadbhbm)
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[See every BIC in Bahrain →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/bh#bics)

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