1975-1984
1985-1994
1995-2004
2005-2014
2015-2024
2025
/ 1975
Commenced
operations in KSA
/ 1976
Executed first
Loan
/ 1978
Executed first
equity investment
/ 1984
Acquired 10%
equity stake in
Ibn Zahr (KSA)
/ 1986
Established
Treasury
/ 1986
Increased Assets
to USD 1B
/ 1987
Established Trade
Finance
/ 1993
Launched Islamic
Financing
/ 2001
Launched
Financial Advisory
Services
/ 2001
Expanded sectoral
scope to include
Electricity
/ 2003
Increased
Assets to
USD 2B
/ 2006
Opened
Manama
Branch
/ 2007
Expanded sectoral
scope to include
non-precious metals
/ 2009
Increased Assets to USD 4B
/ 2012
Obtained 1st credit
rating of A+ by
Moody’s (’11) and upgraded to Aa3 (’12)
/ 2012
Increased Assets
to USD 5B
/ 2012
Launched the LC Desk in Bahrain
/ 2013
Expanded sectoral scope to include renewables
/ 2019
Obtained Aa2
credit rating
Aa2 by Moody’s
/ 2020
Executed first
non-recourse C&I
financing transaction
/ 2020
Obtained AA
credit rating
by Fitch
/ 2021
Issued MENA region’s first-ever green bonds by an energy-focused investment institution nearly 3x oversubscribed
/ 2022
Executed first Murabaha facility for the trading of carbon credits
/ 2022
Obtained AA-
credit rating
by S&P Global
/ 2024
Increased Assets
to USD 10.9B
/ 2024
Increased lending
book significantly
to USD 5.8B
/ 2024
Obtained AA+
credit rating
by Fitch
/ 2025
Celebrated 50 years of institutional maturity and responsible capital stewardship since establishment in 1975
/ 2025
Increased Assets to USD 13.42B
/ 2025
Obtained reaffirmation of strong credit profile by major rating agencies (Aa2, AA+, AA-)
/ 2025
Transitioned to a sophisticated issuer with four public issuances, including the first-ever 7-year tenor
/ 2025
Launched the AI-driven "IntelliFlow" platform
/ 2025
Strengthened cybersecurity posture through the launch of a next-generation Security Operations Center and achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification
/ 2025
Introduced the Fund’s first Secondment Program for professionals from member countries
/ 2025
Executed the first-ever Green Private Investment
/ 2025
Awarded the CMD Portal Award for the “Most Important Issuer in Global Capital Markets”
/ 2025
Recognized as In-House Legal Team of the Year (Finance) at the Legal community MENA Awards 2025
