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PRIME Instant Offices featured in the latest Doing Business with Bahrain guide
/in Sticky, Uncategorized /by PRIME Instant OfficesPRIME Instant Offices is featured in the Doing Business with Bahrain guide where our services are show cased along with a case study on one of the many international companies we have helped to establish here in Bahrain. The guide provides some useful information about Bahrain, it’s economy, it’s business culture and laws. Click here […]
Air Products signs memorandum of understanding with Bahrain’s Oil and Gas Holding Company to explore the development of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel.
/in News /by PRIME Instant OfficesAir Products are experts in pioneering technologies in industrial gases and the MoU will aid in the development of achieving a hydrogen economy in Bahrain. This includes exploring hydrogen as a sustainable fuel in the transport sector and other solutions for a clean energy environment amidst the global challenge of rising green house gases and […]
No requirements to self-isolate for those travelling to the UK from Bahrain
/in News /by PRIME Instant OfficesBahrain is among a few selected countries where those travelling to the UK are no longer required to self-isolate as announced by UK’s Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps via Twitter. This will come into effect after 4am on Saturday 21st November. Other countries added to the list of safe “travel corridors” include UAE, Chile, Iceland, Cambodia, […]
S.P.C. companies will no longer exist, ‘not for profit’ companies introduced.
/in News /by PRIME Instant OfficesFurther changes have come to light with the amendments to the Bahrain Commercial Companies Law promulgated through Legislative Decree No (28) of 2020. Along with the change of S.P.C companies to W.L.L, there is an introduction of ‘not for profit’ companies, reporting changes and specific corporate governance changes. Other amendments cover mergers and acquisitions and […]
Launch of the digital fintech platform, FinHub973, connects Bahrain banks to start-ups globally.
/in News /by PRIME Instant OfficesThe new platform will speed up the launching of financial services and products through an artificial intelligence (AI) powered global marketplace and will position the Kingdom as a regional innovation hub. Properly designed applications and products that are easy to use and secure are some of the many advantages of the digital fintech lab. To […]
Bank ABC to go ahead with its annual MEA Fintech Forum on November 24 and 25.
/in News /by PRIME Instant OfficesThe event, under patronage of the Central Bank of Bahrain, will be held on an interactive, state-of-the-art virtual event platform. The forum’s agenda will include discussions around post-pandemic recovery, cashless payments and sustainability, and enhancing operational efficincies via technologies such as artificial intelligence. Economic recovery, regulation in the digital age, cyber security and the e-commerce […]
The NPRA announced that visit visas for entry to Bahrain will be extended at no cost until January 21, 2021 due to COVID-19.
/in News /by PRIME Instant OfficesThe Nationality, Passports and Resident Affairs (NPRA) announced the extension of visit visas and the exemption of associated fees for all visitors on Saturday. The extension will be automatically applied meaning there will be no need to apply via the e-visa website. This welcome decision will take the pressure off visitors who are affected by […]
