The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance ( ar, معهد البحرين للدراسات المصرفية والمالية, abbreviated as BIBF) is a semi-governmental

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institute situated in the

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district of

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, in the

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. Founded in 1981 as the Bahrain Bankers Training Centre, it is affiliated with the

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and offers more than 400 various training courses in

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, accounting,

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and

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. BIBF is largely responsible for the Bahrainization of the finance sector in the country. It is affiliated with Bangor University.

History

Since the institute's inception, it has trained over 100,000 students throughout its various courses.

Facilities

The BIBF campus is located in

, an eastern district of the Bahraini capital

. The campus consists of a building that itself contains 26 classrooms and 4

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oratories. Additionally, the campus hosts a

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assessment centre, an 80-seat seminar room, a

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. Once completed, the building will span an area of 23,000 square metres and consist of 9 separate floors, 50 lecture halls and an

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with a capacity of 400 students. The new campus is designed by Gulf House Engineering.

References

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