Globally, WIR 2020 found that FDI flows totalled $1.540 trillion, representing 1.76 per cent of global GDP. Bahrain surpassed the global average performance with FDI accounting for 2.45 per cent of …
Bahrain attracts $942mln FDI
MANAMA: Bahrain attracted nearly $1 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, marking the third successive year of record inflows, shows a new report. The latest World Investment Report …
Flat6Labs Bahrain Launches Fifth Cycle
Flat6Labs Bahrain has officially begun the fifth cycle of its acceleration programme in the Kingdom. Eight startups have been selected …
COVID-19: Bahrain announces 434 new coronavirus cases
Another 434 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Bahrain, following 7,379 new COVID-19 tests done the past 24 hours, the kingdom’s Ministry of Health announced on Monday. The …
Bahrain-based Garmco launches major green initiative
MANAMA: Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Company (Garmco) – a Bahrain-based international aluminium rolling mill, and one of the largest downstream facilities in the Middle East – has embarked on a …
BisB Signs an Agreement With Bahrain Bourse for Its Newly Launched Murabaha Financing Digital Service
Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) has signed an agreement with Bahrain Bourse for a Murabaha Financing framework using a Shari’a complaint lending service, with the underlying being Ijara Sukuk provided by …
Vande Bharat mission flight with 181 Indians departs from Bahrain for Thiruvananthapuram
Manama [Bahrain], June 21 (ANI): An Air India special flight under Vande Bharat Mission departed from Bahrain for Thiruvananthapuram via Kozhikode with 181 stranded Indians on Sunday.
Ithmaar Bank opens new branch in Bahrain
Ithmaar Bank, a Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank, has announced the opening of a new branch in Hamad Town, effectively relocating the Bank’s Al Hamalah branch to a new, better and more accessible …
Qatari Emir’s brother tried to spy on Qatar, Bahrain, Dubai royals: US lawsuit
Thani, the brother of Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim, tried to force his staff to spy on members of the Qatari and other Gulf royal families, according to a new lawsuit. The explosive lawsuit, filed …
Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 415 new Covid-19 cases
The Ministry of Health in Bahrain on Sunday reported 415 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 503 recoveries. Of the new cases, 225 are among expatriate workers, 179 new cases are …