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APM Terminals, operator of the Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP), welcomed its first Bahraini national onto the C-suite over the last quarter and Bannerman is confident it won’t be the last.

Bahrain gateway port forecasting ‘strong growth’ despite continued Covid concerns

Written by ITP

Thu 8 Jul 2021Wed 6 Oct 2021

Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Bahrain brings in 90 percent of goods to the kingdom and contributes around 16 percent to the total GDP of the Gulf country

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Bahrain port operator says IPO to close on November 24

Written by Sam Bridge

Mon 19 Nov 2018Wed 6 Oct 2021

Potential investors have until November 24 to subscribe in the initial public offering of APM Terminals Bahrain

This year 128,900 cruise passengers are estimated to arrive in Bahrain between November and April 2019 on 52 cruise ships.

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Bahrain aims for record season for cruise tourism

Written by Sam Bridge

Thu 15 Nov 2018Wed 6 Oct 2021

Bahrain is expecting to receive nearly 129,000 cruise tourists during the new season which runs until next April

“We have a broad diversification agenda and Bahrain is very much a regional leader with less than 20 percent of the GDP now coming from oil and gas extraction,” says Kotilaine of the development.

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Revealed: The $32bn blueprint reshaping Bahrain

Written by Neil Halligan and Eddie Taylor

Thu 18 Jan 2018Thu 28 Oct 2021

Already the Gulf country that relies on oil revenues the least, Bahrain is stepping up its diversification efforts even further, says Dr Jarmo Kotilaine, chief economist at the Bahrain Economic Development Board