Bahrain announces reform programme including cutting public expenditure and government waste, voluntary retirements for government workers and ‘redirecting’ state subsidies
Bahrain Economic Development Board
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Gulf allies set to sign $10bn aid deal for Bahrain
Unnamed official says assistance to Bahrain will be spread over five years and will include loans, deposits and grants
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Bahrain’s king issues new laws to boost investment eco-system
Four laws are set to be implemented in Bahrain in the coming months and include a Personal Data Protection Law, Bankruptcy Law, Competition Law and Health Insurance Law
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Work on $4bn King Hamad causeway to begin in 2021
The causeway connecting Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will include a rail link connecting Bahrain to the wider GCC network
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Bahrain Minister lauds blockchain as ‘true mark of progress’
Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Minister said that the technology is particularly useful in safeguarding transactions from cyber threats
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Bahrain’s non-oil private sector forecast to grow 4.3% in 2018
Year-on-year expansion of Bahrain’s construction sector accelerated to 6.7% in Q1, according to the Bahrain Economic Development Board
Bahrain Economic Development Board
Bahrain FDI grows 114% as reforms boost investment
Brand View: In 2017, The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) attracted 71 new companies to Bahrain with investments amounting to BHD 276 Million
Bahrain Economic Development Board
Bahrain’s Gulf allies offer a helping hand
Why the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are stepping in to help Bahrain with an economic assistance programme
Bahrain Economic Development Board
Video: Why the GCC is pledging support to Bahrain
The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are set to announce a programme designed to support economic reforms and fiscal stability in Bahrain.
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Bahrain pledges to repair finances as it awaits Gulf aid
Prime Minister Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa sets up a committee to devise plans to balance the budget
Bahrain Economic Development Board
Bahrain foreign direct investment grew 114% in 2017
Globally, FDI fell 23 percent, according to UN statistics
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US investment firm warns of economic crisis in Bahrain
Franklin Templeton Investments cuts its debt holdings in Bahrain, citing the ‘very serious’ threat of a crisis in the next 12 months
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The reinvention of Bahrain’s start-up sector
Simon Galpin, MD of the Bahrain Economic Development Board, on how Bahrain has attracted business ranging from fintech start-ups to Amazon Web Services
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In pictures: Gateway Gulf Investor Forum Bahrain 2018
Over 2 days, the inaugural Gateway Gulf forum facilitated open dialogue and show-cased projects worth $26 billion across multiple sectors with a focus on technology, oil and gas, real estate, tourism, housing, power, water, transport, public works and manufacturing to government and business leaders and investors from the GCC and around the world. The event featured over 90+ speakers, and 850+ delegates from more than 40 countries.
Bahrain Economic Development Board
Revealed: how Bahrain became the GCC’s fastest growing economy
Bahrain Economic Development Board data shows strong growth in 2017, set to continue this year
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Business-friendly Bahrain looks to tech for new investors
Bahrain needs oil at $118 a barrel, almost twice the current price, to balance this year’s budget
Amazon Web Services
Bahrain’s EDB attracts $733m inward investment in 2017
Economic Development Board says 71 new companies lured to set up operations in kingdom