NBB was established as Bahrain’s first locally-owned bank. Today, it has a network of 26 branches kingdom, with a branch each in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh. It employs 1,110 people. In December 2021, NBB offered to finance an $8.8 million food sustainability project by the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning. CEO Jean-Christophe Durand joined NBB in 2016, before which he was the regional CEO of BNP Paribas for the Middle East and Africa.