June 23, 2013 Manama, 23rd June 2013: Effective and inclusive e-government systems can have a transformative effect on a nation’s economy, is the view of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) as almost 600 delegates arrive in the Kingdom of Bahrain to attend the United Nations Public Service Forum 2013. The Forum [...]
August 31, 2016 Meetings organised with leading private and public sector representativesManama, Economic Development Board: The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) is preparing to receive an official Chinese business delegation led by His Excellency Xu Qin, Mayor of Shenzhen, one of China’s prominent economic centers. The visit, taking place on the 4th and 5th [...]
April 07, 2015 Manama, Economic Development Board, 7th April 2015: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)’s Bahrain India was held in New Delhi, India. The event, sponsored by the Economic Development Board (EDB), evaluated the changing dynamics of Gulf-Asia economic and diplomatic links, and discussed regional demographic and labour market trends and [...]
April 06, 2015 Manama, Economic Development Board, 6th April 2015: On 8th April 2015 the Economic Development Board (EDB) and the BIBF will host an evening seminar titled, “Capital markets… the way forward” at the Bahrain Bourse. The seminar will assess the importance of the capital markets to economic development, with the [...]
For the second year in a row, the Kingdom of Bahrain ranked first in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for financial, investment, and trade freedom on the 2023 Index of Economic Freedom, published by the Heritage Foundation. With an economic freedom score of 62.5 (out of 100), an improvement of 0.5 from last […]
March 01, 2017 Manama: The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) has today announced the establishment of a new office in the Republic of Turkey to strengthen economic ties and increase investment cooperation between the two nations. This step comes as a part of the EDB’s efforts to promote Bahrain’s business friendly environment internationally [...]
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), today chaired the EDB’s Board of Directors Meeting, at its headquarters in Bahrain Bay. During the meeting, Bahrain’s economic indicators, the EDB’s milestones in the first six months of 2023, and the […]
Manama, 11 November 2018: A high-level Bahrain business delegation will land in China this week on a visit organized by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) aiming to strengthen economic and trade ties between the two countries. Bilateral relations have gathered momentum since His Majesty King Hamad’s visit to China in 2013 and Bahrain is […]
December 30, 2015 Manama: His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Economic Development Board (EDB) stressed the role future projects will have in the continuation of Bahrain’s economic growth in the next years. He noted during the EDB board meeting [...]
October 12, 2014 Manama: Bahrain experienced overall GDP growth of 5.6% in Q2 2014, when compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the latest Bahrain Economic Quarterly (BEQ) issued by the Economic Development Board (EDB) today. The report also revealed that Q2 2014 GDP growth reached 3.2% in comparison [...]
April 07, 2014 Manama: The Economic Development Board (EDB) today hosted a high-level workshop attended by around 30 young leaders in a number of sectors from around the Arab world and organised by the World Economic Foundation (WEF), which explored how countries in the region can create a supportive environment for private sector [...]
October 23, 2014 Manama, Economic Development Board, 23 October 2014: A Bahrain business delegation, on a 10 day visit to China, has signed four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to promote stronger economic and trade ties. The MoUs were signed on the side lines of the China Overseas Investment Fair, organised by the China Overseas [...]
