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Recognised by the government as an engine for growth, economic diversification and social cohesion, the ICT sector in Bahrain is expected to play a vital role in enabling the kingdom to achieve its ambition of becoming a regional centre for digital technology. Since ownership was liberalised in the early 21st century, the telecoms industry has made a direct contribution to the development of the national economy while also serving as an enabler for other important business sectors. This chapter contains an interview with Ulaiyan Al Wetaid, CEO, VIVA Bahrain.

This chapter contains an overview of the legal framework in which local and international investors operate in Bahrain, including a look at the laws governing business in the kingdom and an explanation of the rules covering bankruptcy proceedings. This chapter contains a viewpoint from Hatim Q Zu’bi, Partner, Zu’bi & Partners.

This chapter contains an overview of the tax framework in which local and foreign investors operate in Bahrain, including the new financial requirements that are set to affect banks’ financial reporting and the issues under the spotlight as the UK prepares to leave the EU. This chapter contains a viewpoint from Ahmed Alsulaiman, Managing Partner, KSI – Bahrain Consultants & Public Accountants.

Recognised by the government as an engine for growth, economic diversification and social cohesion, the ICT sector in Bahrain is expected to play a vital role in enabling the kingdom to achieve its ambition of becoming a regional centre for digital technology. Since ownership was liberalised in the early 21st century, the telecoms industry has made a direct contribution to the development of the national economy while also serving as an enabler for other important business sectors. This chapter contains an interview with Ulaiyan Al Wetaid, CEO, VIVA Bahrain.

With the pending introduction of a national health insurance scheme, and an administrative transformation that promises to bind the kingdom’s hospital system more closely together to improve transparency, efficiency and patient care, the short-term prognosis for health care in Bahrain is positive. The government has devoted more of its national wealth to the sector than any of its Gulf neighbours in recent years and its health reform agenda is designed to ensure the most efficient use of that expenditure, while also opening the door for wider participation by private providers. Unlike other countries in the region, the kingdom can draw on a deep pool of home-grown professional talent, with Bahraini doctors and nurses outnumbering expatriates in its hospitals and clinics.