With the smallest geographic area and smallest population within the MENA region, Bahrain possesses a unique set of real estate market fundamentals. The kingdom has one of the GCC’s highest population densities, with the majority of its 1.2m citizens living in Manama and Muharraq, meaning obtaining land for new buildings can be a challenge. At...
Underpinned by a government-funded housing strategy, Bahrain’s residential construction segment has recorded solid expansion in recent years. The kingdom signed its first-ever real estate public-private partnership (PPP) in 2012, and established a new finance scheme in 2013, offering subsidised mortgages and bolstering private sector development...
Although recovery has been slower in Bahrain compared to some of its GCC neighbours, the kingdom’s real estate sector has made steady progress since 2013, with gains in the residential and retail markets demonstrating a gradual return of investor and developer confidence. While the office market remains oversaturated, with flat growth reported...
This chapter contains an outline of the legal framework in which local and foreign investors operate, including a review of the effects that new labour legislation will have on employers, an examination of corporate law in Bahrain and a look at a proposed law to address the threat of cyber crimes.
This chapter contains a viewpoint from Qays H Zu’bi, Senior Partner, Zu’bi &...
Privatisation and liberalisation initiatives have led to increased competition in the Bahraini telecoms sector in recent years, making it one of the most dynamic in the kingdom’s economy, with telecommunications accounting for roughly 4% of GDP in 2012. Mobile penetration stood at 166% in 2013, well above the regional average of 110% and the global average of 96% while the roll out of 4G long-...
Visitors to the waterfront of Bahrain’s capital of Manama are likely to glimpse traditional wooden sailing vessels known as dhows. The ships are often seen sailing out to sea or docked in the Gulf’s calm waters. Though most are now used for fishing and small trade, rather than as commercial vessels, Bahrain’s ports still receive hundreds of...
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