EconomyFeatureMagazineGCC establish economic diversification amid Covid-19International Finance Business DeskMarch 31, 2021April 8, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskMarch 31, 2021April 8, 2021 Oil and gas production continues to represent over 40 percent of GDP in most of the economies... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyTencent deploys its cloud infrastructure in BahrainInternational Finance Business DeskMarch 3, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskMarch 3, 2021 The Middle East’s cloud market is expected to reach $4.5 bn by 2024... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyBatelco and Wanclouds join hands to deliver multi-cloud migration solutionsPritam BordoloiJanuary 29, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 29, 2021 The solution is particularly well suited in meeting the needs of medium and large enterprise customers... Read more
Banking and FinanceMagazineThe quest to lead Islamic financeInternational Finance Business DeskJanuary 25, 2021January 29, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJanuary 25, 2021January 29, 2021 According to the IFDI index, Bahrain ranks third, while the UAE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia follow in fourth and fifth positions globally... Read more
EnergyFeaturedBahrain awarded 134 oil tenders worth $733.8 mn in 9 monthsPritam BordoloiDecember 4, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 4, 2020 Overall Bahrain issued 1022 tenders during the first nine months of 2020... Read more
FeaturedReal EstateBahrain real estate to remain subdued for 12 months: SavillsInternational Finance Business DeskNovember 5, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskNovember 5, 2020 Residential rents in Bahrain are facing further downward pressure as supply outstrips demand... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceSolvency levels in Bahrain insurance might see a downturnPritam BordoloiOctober 15, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 15, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has made the financial market volatile and is in turn affecting the solvency levels... Read more
Banking and FinanceMagazineHow is Bahrain’s Islamic finance shaping up?Pritam BordoloiSeptember 21, 2020September 21, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 21, 2020September 21, 2020 It has the highest ‘concentration of Islamic financial institutions in the region’—and the most ‘comprehensive regulatory regimes for shariah-compliant activities in the world’... Read more
EconomyFeaturedBahrain’s GDP contracted 1.1% in the first quarter of 2020Pritam BordoloiJuly 7, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJuly 7, 2020 Bahrain’s economy is likely to contract by 3.6% this year... Read more
FeaturedOil & GasBahrain to develop new oil reserves in the Khalij Al Bahrain basinPritam BordoloiMay 25, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiMay 25, 2020 Bahrain will invite oil companies to explore the 2,000 sq km oil and deep gas resources... Read more