Export Financing

Export Bahrain in partnership with partner banks and financial institutions provide Export Financing solutions designed to provide short-term financing and an array of financial instruments for businesses to capture international business opportunities and global growth. This solution can be offered for approved export deals and contracts at competitive rates.

Objectives:

  • To bridge export financing gap for viable enterprises through facilitating access to financing at a low cost.
  • To promote exporter lending within the local financial institutions.
  • To provide access to liquidity that covers input cost to processing an export transaction.

Eligibility Criteria

  • A company with an active Bahraini Commercial Registration in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
  • To meet minimum standards of local production, goods manufactured or processed.

Bank Requirements

Terms & Conditions:

  • A valid commercial registration and all valid licenses required for conducting an Export Trade Business.
  • A clean credit history with no record in CBB’s abuser list.
  • Complying with the LMRA Bahrainization requirements and compliant with LMRA fees payment.
  • Original signed agreements of export products.
  • Enterprises with Shariah compliant activities.

Documents:

  • Three years of audited financial statements.
  • Two valid identification documents of owners.
  • Copy of electricity bills (duration to be determined by the bank).
  • Bank statement (duration to be determined by the bank).
  • Article and/or Memorandum of Association.
  • Company Profile.
  • Board Resolution.
  • A letter specifying the purpose of the amount of finance.
  • Original Export Agreements to be approved by Export Bahrain and the bank.
Approval is subject to Partner Banks Terms & Conditions.