Bahrain has big plans for development, and investors are interested. But its geographic position is both a blessing and a curse. Bahrain was once favored to be the leading financial center of the ...

Bahrain has just 1.5 million people. That’s smaller than many cities around the world, much less other countries. In terms of area, the Persian Gulf island nation is only about 300 square miles. But ...

Moody’s revises Bahrain outlook to negative, citing Hormuz disruption risks as debt hits 147% of GDP and exports and tourism ...

For more, go to our GCC economic data and Mena economic data pages Bahrain’s economy contracted in 2020 and 2023, as the GDP per capita and nominal GDP indicators show. Both are now on an upward ...

Bahrain welcomed 5.9m visitors in the first six months of the yearBahrain welcomed 5.9m visitors in the first six months of the year The use of technology to make cashless payments is becoming more ...

Like many other Middle Eastern economies, Bahrain has been trying to move away from its dependence on fossil fuels. In 2000, oil and gas made up 44% of its GDP; now that figure is 16%. “Economic ...

DUBAI: Bahrain’s economy has lost up to $2 billion due to political unrest that hit the Gulf Arab island state in February, the head of the country’s chamber of commerce was quoted Monday as saying.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. World leaders take part in the 79th annual U.N. General Assembly high-level debate (Reuters) -Bahraini and U.S. companies signed a ...

In an exclusive interview with Euromoney, Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al-Khalifa, CEO of Bahrain’s Economic Development Board, explains why he thinks the county has lots to offer. Bahrain was one of the ...

Manama, Apr. 14 (BNA): Preliminary national accounts estimate issued by the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) indicate that Bahrain’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 3.5% at constant ...