Article: Bahrain interest rates on loans stable, despite rising US rates, BMA study finds

Bahrain average interest rates on loans are stable, despite rising US interest rates, a study by the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) has shown.

Interest rates on deposits, on the other hand, are rising, in line with rate increases in the US. The weighted average interest rate, applied by Bahrain's commercial banks on short-term deposits, have increased 218bp in the past seven fiscal quarters, decreasing the margin between interest rates on fixed-term (3-12 months) deposits and personal loans to 4.89%

The study, conducted by BMA's Economic Research Directorate, also took into account interest rates offered by the BMA on public debt instruments and money market instruments, including the ...

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