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The construction and real estate sectors are important contributors to Bahrain’s GDP, yet in the years preceding the pandemic both sectors displayed erratic growth due partly to oil price instability and the government’s fiscal consolidation programme. However, recent legislative amendments and strategic announcements are expected to...

 

How was the GCC petrochemical industry affected by the Covid-19 pandemic?

 

How do you view the attractiveness of Bahrain’s property market for foreign investment, and what could be done to enhance its appeal?

The manufacturing sector is the second-largest contributor to non-oil GDP, behind financial services. Some of the kingdom’s key industrial players have expanded their production capacity in recent years, significantly bolstering heavy industry and downstream potential, most notably in the aluminium segment. Aluminium is Bahrain’s biggest non-oil export, and Aluminium Bahrain (...

 

How do you assess the prospects for economic recovery, and what will be the main growth drivers for the aluminium segment?

 

The Industrial Sector Strategy 2022-26 was launched in late December 2021 as part of the national Economic Recovery Plan to help Bahrain recover from the economic slowdown brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. The strategy focuses on increasing the sector’s contribution to GDP, expanding domestically produced exports and creating job...

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