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Major Highway Expansion
Emirati company, Western Bainoona Group, has been awarded the contract for the construction of Phase One of the Sheikh Zayed Highway development project in the
Bahrain to allow foreign companies to take 100% stakes in oil, natural gas extraction projects
The order, issued by Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa on the 2nd June, states that foreign companies can own 100 percent of
20 Year/$15m Deal for Bahrain Steel and Anglo American
The 2 companies have been in talks since May 2018 to renew their earlier agreement of 2012. The new agreement “….will enable Bahrain Steel to
New Medical City Expected 2021
Saudi Arabia has granted a fund of $1bn towards the construction of a new Medical City. The contractor will be finalised in June and construction
New Media Law for Bahrain
The new law is currently being developed by the Government and will go next to legislators to fine tune. It will replace the current media
2019/20 Bahrain Budget of $34bn on 66 Projects
Bahrain will spend BD675.48m on projects in 2019 and BD676.08m in 2020. The funds will be allocated as follows; 28% – social housing,24% – public
Bahrain – testing gateway to region
Daniel Seal, Founder & CEO of Unbound, an international expert on entrepreneurship, thought leader on innovation and digital transformation says Bahrain has always been seen
