To what extent will the Third National Telecommunications Plan (NTP) affect local competition and enable both consumers and operators to capitalise on higher broadband speeds?
Bahrain
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Zakareya Sultan Al Abbasi, CEO, Social Insurance Organisation (SIO) from The Report: Bahrain 2013
Has the SIO adapted its allocation and diversification strategies to account for the economic crisis?
Articles & Analysis | Innovative techniques: Rising demand necessitates a search for other sources from The Report: Bahrain 2013
While extracting oil and natural gas increasingly requires more complicated techniques and sophisticated technology, hydrocarbons remain a key part of the Bahraini economy. Indeed, the kingdom’s investment agency, the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), recently reported that the oil sector accounted for approximately 22% of GDP in 2012 as...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Aabed Al Zeera, CEO, International Investment Bank (IIB) from The Report: Bahrain 2013
How can Islamic financial institutions attain the critical mass necessary to better meet the needs of the real economy?
Articles & Analysis | Expanded treatment: Plans to diversify the range of facilities are moving forward from The Report: Bahrain 2013
The country’s health care system dates back to the early 1900s when the Victorian Memorial Hospital was built. The new hospital was shortly followed by the addition of the American Mission Hospital, which was completed in 1902 and provided a total of 24 beds, according to Bahrain’s Ministry of Health (MoH). Since then medical care has become...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Adel Khalil Al Moayyed, Chairman, BAPCO from The Report: Bahrain 2013
At what stage of development is the Sitra Refinery Master Plan, and how will upgrades to the Arabia-Bahrain (AB) pipeline affect refinery operations?