Banking and FinanceFeaturedBahrain Islamic Bank’s new initiative brings cheers to corporatesWebAdminSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022 by WebAdminSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022 Recent update of Bahrain Islamic Bank will enable all businesses and institutions to take advantage of the feature... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeaturedSeven banks in Kuwait make it to the prestigious listWebAdminSeptember 12, 2022September 12, 2022 by WebAdminSeptember 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Kuwait ranked fourth in terms of the number of banks that entered the list of the largest 1000 banks in the world... Read more
BankingFeaturedBahrain Centra Bank debuts JPM Coin remittance trialIFM CorrespondentJanuary 10, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentJanuary 10, 2022 The Central Bank of Bahrain teamed up with Onyx to test the Wall Street giant’s JPM coin... Read more
EnergyFeaturedBahrain to cut 30% emission by 2035, vows net-zero emissions by 2060IFM CorrespondentNovember 4, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 4, 2021 It was revealed by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at the ongoing COP26 in Glasgow... Read more
FeaturedFintechDigital payment revenue in Bahrain to reach $485 mn by 2030IFM CorrespondentNovember 2, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 2, 2021 The increase in revenue is attributed to growth of e-commerce... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyCiti launches tech hub in Bahrain in partnership with TamkeenIFM CorrespondentSeptember 28, 2021September 29, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentSeptember 28, 2021September 29, 2021 The digital hub will provide 1,000 jobs to coders over the next 10 years... Read more
EconomyFeaturedBahrain mulling on increasing value-added tax to 10%IFM CorrespondentSeptember 27, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentSeptember 27, 2021 This move will help the government to boost revenues and curb deficits... Read more
EconomyFeaturedUAE-Bahrain trade leaps 75% to reach $672 mn in Q2 2021WebAdminJuly 19, 2021 by WebAdminJuly 19, 2021 The trade between the GCC and Bahrain reached a total value of $1.69 bn in Q2 2021... Read more
FeaturedReal EstateGlobal real estate transactions slumps 13% y-o-y in Q1 21Pritam BordoloiMay 21, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiMay 21, 2021 The sector recorded transactions worth $187 bn during the first three months of 2021... Read more
FeaturedReal EstateBahrain’s property transaction swells up in Q1WebAdminMay 20, 2021 by WebAdminMay 20, 2021 Post pandemic, Bahrain’s real estate transactions rose by 36% in Q1 2021 reaching $600 mn... Read more