About Us

The origins of the State Bank of India date back  to 1806 when the Bank of Calcutta (later called the Bank of Bengal) was established. In 1921, the Bank of Bengal was amalgamated with Bank of Madras and Bank of Bombay to form the Imperial Bank of India. In 1955, the State Bank of India was formed by an Act of Parliament to succeed the Imperial Bank of India.

State Bank of India, Bahrain, was established in January 1977, with a vision to synergise the trade and industrial business related banking requirements between India and the Gulf. It was an OBU to begin with and has maintained the same status till date although its business and profitability has multiplied manifold over the years. The branch has a staff strength of 27 (twenty seven) including 10 (ten) Bahraini nationals all of whom are fully equipped to effectively service our vibrant clientele.

SBI, Bahrain, has on offer, a varied portfolio of deposit and loan schemes which are available on tap. Being an OBU, it has a geographically diverse client base hailing from all across the Gulf (except Bahrain) and the Middle East and also from some other Eritrean, African as well as Asian countries. This branch of SBI can also boast of the latest in the IT and Communication facilities viz. SWIFT, Bloomberg, Reuter; EBS; ADSL etc. which makes any transaction with SBI, Bahrain, indeed a happy experience for the connoisseur.