The CBB strives to be an even-handed, transparent regulator and we are open to suggestions from the industry. Maintaining a regulatory environment that is, at once, business-friendly and adheres to international best practice is, undoubtedly, one of the success factors in Bahrain’s development as an international financial centre of repute over the past 35 years.
Non tradables inflation – the more persistent component of inflation that is driven by domestic demand pressure and government charges – has been running at around 2½ percent. This inflation has come from varied sources including construction, household utilities and property maintenance, and taxes on tobacco and alcohol. CPI inflation and components (annual)  Source: Statistics New Zealand, RBNZ estimates.