How is the GCC working with the EU to bring about greater economic and trade cooperation?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdul Latif Al Zayani, Secretary-General, GCC: Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General, Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN): Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2015
How could ASEAN economies make better use of the Gulf as a bridge between Asia and Africa?
Articles & Analysis | Bahrain fiscal policy: Spending increases and lower oil provides putting pressure on government finances from The Report: Bahrain 2015
Despite the gradual economic recovery seen in the US and parts of Europe, the GCC has witnessed strong growth in recent years, and Bahrain is no exception. With its main stock market index reaching a three-year high in mid-2014, and spending on infrastructure anticipated in the second half of the year, there has been a renewed sense of confidence and cautious optimism...
Articles & Analysis | Bahrain attracting an increasing flow of FDI with investor-friendly policies from The Report: Bahrain 2015
As part of the kingdom’s long-term development strategy, private sector investment and innovation is set to play a key role in Bahrain’s future prosperity. The country has a long history of trade and has created an attractive environment for companies wishing to invest and establish a base from which to do business in the Middle East and beyond.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji, CEO, Mumtalakat: Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2015
Articles & Analysis | Bahrain’s industrial zones offer a range of investment incentives from The Report: Bahrain 2015
While the kingdom prides itself on offering tax-free incentives to businesses, it has also been developing industrial zones with added benefits for foreign investors, including contracts protecting tenants against future tax changes and, in some cases, bonded warehousing, which provides companies with certain exemptions from paying import duties.