With Dubai’s economy growing by 4.6% in 2013, and the emirate posting a GDP of $88.65bn, opportunities in various sectors, including Islamic finance and infrastructure and hospitality development, are drawing the attention of investors. The emirate is building up its reputation as an international centre for Islamic finance and under a new Islamic finance master plan it intends to focus on...
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In many respects 2014 marked the transition from strong recovery to promising growth for Dubai. With many exciting projects in the pipeline, not least the hosting of Expo 2020, the emirate is continuing to build on its reputation as a dynamic and international centre for business.
The guide contains listings of some of the leading hotels and resorts in Bahrain and contacts for important government offices and services. It also contains useful tips and information for first-time or regular and business and leisure visitors alike.
Articles & Analysis | Bahrain's insurance sector to benefit from new distribution and partnerships from The Report: Bahrain 2015
Compared with many of its peers in the GCC that remain largely dependent on hydrocarbon revenues, Bahrain has a relatively diversified economy. The country pioneered the development of new economic sectors that are now common throughout the Gulf. Bahrain was the first GCC state to begin oil exports in 1934 and later became the first in the...
Articles & Analysis | Bahrain aspires to become a regional reinsurance centre from The Report: Bahrain 2015
Infrastructure work in the MENA region worth $87.6bn in 2013 – the largest regional total for project financing that year – means big business for reinsurance providers that can shoulder the risk for such financing needs. Following the example of island nations such as the Bahamas and Singapore, Bahrain has ambitions of becoming an important...
Articles & Analysis | Supporting new listings and foreign investment on Bahrain's financial markets from The Report: Bahrain 2015
As is the case with many financial centres in the MENA region, the stock market in Manama faces a liquidity challenge. However, the Bahrain Bourse, backed by regulators at the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), is introducing measures to stimulate securities trading in the kingdom. While fewer firms in the GCC have a need to turn to bonds and stocks...