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Aluminium-agriculture to spur Bahrain-Russia ties
It is expected that ties between Bahrain and Russia will improve after discussions by senior key ministers at the two-day ‘Russia-GCC Trade & Industrial Dialogue’
Bahrain awards tenders worth $2.3bn
Bahrain has seen an increase of 140% of awarded tenders from 2003 to 2013. In 2013, 2,028 tenders worth BD900 million ($2.3 billion) were awarded
Major medical city to be built in Bahrain
A multimillion-dinar medical city is set to be built in Bahrain’s Southern Governorate, on donated land from His Majesty King Hamad. There will be 264 beds,
UK training delegation seeking partnerships
The UK Trade and Investment and the Training Gateway are bringing a group comprising of 20 universities, colleges and private training providers to Bahrain next week
MAJOR ISLAMIC BANKING CONFERENCE OPENS TODAY
The Central Bank of Bahrain and the Economic Development Board are supporting the World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) which is meant to be the world’s
Mumtalakat launches sukuk
Bahrain’s investment firm, Mumtalakat, has raised US$600 million with its first dollar Islamic issuance. Joint lead Managers in the deal are BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank,
Bahrain company signs pipeline technology deal
OAK Utility Solutions and Development, a Bahrain-based international developer of clean-tech sustainable energy and water utilities and provider of specialist service solutions to the oil
