Bahrain

  • Oct 18
  • 2 min read

Bahrain will have to cut budgetary spending

The IMF has raised concerns about the deteriorating fiscal position and increasing government debt

Bahrain
  • Oct 8
  • 2 min read

Bahrain’s economy will grow more slowly in 2024

Economic activity slowed in the second quarter as the oil sector contracted sharply

Bahrain
  • Sep 19
  • 2 min read

Middle East interest rates will follow US rate cuts

Most regional countries with currencies pegged to the US dollar cut their benchmark interest rates yesterday

Middle East
  • Sep 17
  • 2 min read

Bahrain will have to green its aluminium sector

Bahrain’s Alba and Saudi Arabia’s Maaden are planning a partnership to boost their share of the aluminium market

Bahrain
  • Sep 12
  • 2 min read

Bahrain will seek further partial privatisations

Bahrain has agreed a deal for BlackRock to acquire a minority stake its oil pipeline company

Bahrain
  • Sep 6
  • 2 min read

Prisoner releases will help rebuild Bahrain-Iran ties

King Hamad has pardoned over 450 prisoners, including many categorised as political detainees

Bahrain
  • Sep 5
  • 7 min read

Debt issuance will be strong in the Gulf states

Government related debt issuance in the Gulf states has been strong in 2024, led by Saudi Arabia

Gulf states
  • Sep 2
  • 2 min read

Bahrain will introduce more taxes into the medium term

Bahrain is to introduce a minimum 15% tax on the profits of multinational companies

Bahrain
  • Aug 8
  • 2 min read

Bahrain’s economic growth will stagnate in 2024

Preliminary GDP data indicate that growth picked up in the first quarter of 2024

Bahrain