How would you rate the government’s approach to the current fiscal situation?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Hisham Al Rayes, CEO, GFH Financial Group: Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2017
Interviews & Viewpoints | Najla M Al Shirawi, CEO, Securities & Investment Company: Viewpoint from The Report: Bahrain 2017
While low oil prices continue to limit the region’s – and in particular Bahrain’s – economic growth, non-oil growth appears to be generally resilient. Bahrain’s real GDP growth in the first half of 2016 reached 3.5% year-on-year (y-o-y), while the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) forecast growth in 2016 would slow to 2.8%. Non-oil GDP...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Jean-Christophe Durand, CEO, National Bank of Bahrain (NBB): Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2017
With the government deficit currently around 15% of GDP, how do you see Bahrain’s fiscal situation evolving over the next few years?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Shaikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, Chairperson, Al Salam Bank-Bahrain: Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2016
How would you judge the position of women in Bahrain, considering the central bank’s emphasis on women in finance in 2015?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Hassan Jarrar, CEO, Bahrain Islamic Bank: Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2016
Interviews & Viewpoints | Najla M Al Shirawi, CEO, Securities & Investment Company, on the impact of low oil prices on the GCC’s capital markets: Viewpoint from The Report: Bahrain 2016
The new era of lower oil prices is having considerable repercussions on the GCC’s capital markets. Both equity and debt capital markets are undergoing challenging times affected by a changing macroeconomic environment and the increasing risk averseness of market participants. In the equities space, corporate earnings have already started...