The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) and Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) announced today, Sunday 2nd November 2025, at the Gulf Gateway Forum, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance discussions regarding the potential merger under a clear and collaborative framework. In particular, both parties have agreed on a non-binding basis to commence a reciprocal due diligence process and to negotiate definitive and binding terms of a potential merger. Should an agreement between the banks be reached and the merger proceed, both banks believe that the ...