GFH plans to acquire established regional companies to build a broader wealth management platform, rather than offer new business lines.
The central bank will introduce new sharia governance rules to expand the internal sharia review and audit functions.
Khawaja, director of advocacy at the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, was detained in August and later freed on bail.
Bahrain said participation in the first round was 53 per cent.
The Bahraini telecom operator paid $416.2 million for a 96 per cent stake in Umniah in 2006.
The Interior Ministry said the explosion in the small Shi’ite village of Deraz, west of the capital Manama, was a “terror blast”, but provided no further details.
Some 419 candidates are running, 266 for parliament and 153 for municipal councils in the Kingdom.
The 44-room Hawar Resort Hotel is located 45 minutes by boat from Bahrain’s Al Dur jetty.
Zainab al-Khawaja fell foul of the judge last month during an appeal hearing into two cases.
Accumulated losses on GFH’s balance sheet had been reduced by $134.4 million under the measure.
The sukuk pricing was last revised to 210 basis points, plus or minus five bps, over midswaps, after being marketed initially at 220 bps over the same benchmark guidance.
The money will help Arcapita to make investments in the Gulf region as well as in international markets including United States, Asia and Europe, it said in a statement.
The firm has set initial price thoughts in the area of 237.5 basis points over midswaps for the sukuk, which is expected to price on Tuesday.
Price indications have yet to be confirmed, the document said on Monday.
The three countries withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar in March, accusing it of undermining their domestic security.
The bank did not disclose how much debt would be converted, however 118.61 million new ordinary shares with a value of $0.8431 per share would be issued to IFC subject to regulatory approval.
The firm suffered $3.2 million loss in the same period last year.
The smelter made a third-quarter net profit of BD29.5 million ($78.25 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, up from BD4.9 million in the year-ago period.
Roadshows start in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday before moving to Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Dubai and closing in London on Nov. 17.
The Justice Ministry in July asked a court to suspend the National Democratic Action Society, known as Waad, for three months.
Bahrain’s new visa policy is expected to boost the nation’s tourism sector and attract more investment to the local economy.
Post the sale, the founder of Dainese will retain a minority stake in the company and will lend his expertise in its operations, Investcorp said.
Proceeds from the multi-currency programmes would be used predominantly to refinance upcoming maturities.
Nabeel Rajab, the founder of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, is one of the most high-profile democracy campaigners in the region.
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Investcorp did not reveal the deal value in the statement but said that the new investment will allow it to expand its business.
Batelco attributed the profit rise to strong contributions from the group’s international operations.
The reported move appeared to be the result of a court case brought by the government in July against the organisation, arguing it had broken the law and its own statutes.
Net profit for the first nine months rose 30 per cent to $376.3 million.
Switzerland, Singapore and China were ranked as the top three expat destinations worldwide.