What strategies is Alba pursuing to develop and enable downstream businesses and sub-sectors?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Tim Murray, CEO, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba): Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | HE Dr Hassan Fakhro, Advisor to the King for Economic Affairs: Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2015
What does the recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement to simplify and harmonise global trade procedures mean for the GCC and Bahrain?
Articles & Analysis | Incentives provided by Bahrain's special economic zones draw a range of tenants from The Report: Bahrain 2015
In 2010, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa inaugurated the Salman Industrial City designed to attract foreign direct investment into Bahrain. Four years later, the city includes three separate industrial areas and a logistics centre, and has succeeded in attracting dozens of new businesses to the country. Located near the community of Al Hidd, its...
Articles & Analysis | Bahrain's non-oil manufacturing benefits from low energy costs, FTAs and a prime location from The Report: Bahrain 2015
Industrial investment in Bahrain has traditionally been driven by the government, which has sought to develop national champions that can then expand abroad. One of these, Aluminium Bahrain, a smelting company in which the state holds a 77% stake, is not just one of the world’s top 10 producers of the metal; it has also become a household name,...
Articles & Analysis | Bahrain's pharmaceuticals industry takes new strides from The Report: Bahrain 2015
Along with finance, tourism and telecoms, the pharmaceuticals industry is one sector that the Bahraini government is keen to develop as part of a broader shift towards an economy less centred on oil. Perhaps the most visible symbol of this is the ongoing $1.6bn Dilmunia Health Island, which, when completed, is meant to turn Bahrain into one of...
Industry in Bahrain continues to grow as increasingly low borrowing rates, particularly for manufacturing, demonstrate banks’ willingness to finance projects in the sector. Bahrain’s manufacturing sector accounts for 15% of GDP making it the country’s third-largest economic contributor after hydrocarbons and financial services, and is expected to reach 20% of GDP within the next decade. The...