- agency
- Managed by Bahrain Development Bank (BDB); profit support from Tamkeen; launched by the SME Development Council / Ministry of Industry and Commerce
- amount
- Total financing exceeding USD 185 million; Tamkeen covers up to 50% of the profit rate; repayment terms up to five years.
- country
- Bahrain
- deadline or recurrence
- Announced at Gateway Gulf 2025; financing applications opened 10 November 2025 at BDB headquarters (contact 17511000).
- eligibility
- Bahraini SMEs/business owners seeking financing to expand and innovate; Sharia-compliant financing through partner banks (BDB, National Bank of Bahrain, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, Al Salam Bank).