ABOUT US Overview Our Vision and Mission Board of Directors Participating Organizations Management and Faculty Strategic Partners Annual Report   Overview   BIBF is a leading professional training Institute in Bahrain and the Gulf Region. It was founded in 1981 to provide essential training for the banking community in Bahrain. Since then it has evolved into an internationally recognized training and development organization where over 100,000 students have attended courses since its inception. ◊ BIBF has been recognized as a provider of superior value, uncompromising high levels of customer satisfaction and results-oriented solutions. ◊ BIBF has highly qualified faculty members of diverse nationalities devoted to advanced and enriching the human experience. ◊ BIBF has delivered quality programs in countries around the globe including, for example, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sudan, and it has provided instruction to participants from over 50 countries at BIBF. ◊ BIBF enjoys strategic relationships with internationally recognized professional organization which deliver programs jointly with BIBF. Among such organization, for example, are Federal Reserve Bank of New York, American Bankers Association, US Securities and Exchange Commission, NASDAQ, Darden Graduate School of Business (University of Virginia), DePual University, Bentley College, University of Wales, University of Cambridge International Examinations, ifs School of Finance, Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and Chartered Insurance Institute.