The Bourse Approves Trading Guidelines of REITs and Treasury BillOREANDA-NEWS.  The Board of Directors of Bahrain Bourse (BHB) held its third meeting on Monday, 15th June 2015 chaired by Mr. Yusuf Abdulla Humood, Chairman of BHB.

The Board approved the Trading Guidelines of the Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs), following the Board’s approval on the Listing Guidelines of REITs in April 2015. The Board also approved in its meeting the Trading Guidelines of Treasury Bill Issues that are issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain on behalf of the Government of Bahrain. In addition, the Board also approved the Bourse’s Information Technology Security Policy that states the procedures that should be taken to ensure the protection of the Bourse’s technology infrastructure, as well as information transferred via this infrastructure to all related parties.

The Board was briefed on the latest developments at Bahrain Bourse. The Board reviewed the periodic report on BHB’s performance, other bourses, and GCC stock markets.

The Board also discussed the latest developments regarding BHB’s strategic plan, along with the operational plan and its evaluation criteria and made some recommendations in this regard.

The Board discussed the reports and recommendations of the Board’s Committees and decided on actions to be taken. The Board requested the executive committee to conduct various studies on subjects related to the work at BHB.