Bahrain cemented new rankings on the Logistics Performance Index 2023 published by World Bank as the ‘Most Improving Country in the GCC’, ranking 2nd in the Arab World, and 34th globally, climbing 25 positions since 2018. Owing to the milestone projects and initiatives delivered within the logistics sector across the past year, the Kingdom advanced […]
November 28, 2013 BAHRAIN SIGNS AGREEMENT TO CREATE WORLD-CLASS NATURAL PEARL TESTING CENTRE Agreement with GIA (Gemological Institute of America) builds on Kingdom’s pearling history Bahrain Pearl Route awarded UNESCO World Heritage status Manama: The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), and GIA (Gemological Institute of [...]
World Economic Forum selects UK and Bahrain as a testbed for new AI procurement rules 3rd July 2019, Dalian: Bahrain has announced it will pilot new guidelines for the procurement of Artificial Intelligence in the public sector, produced by the World Economic Forum (WEF) Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The announcement was made by […]
October 9, 2019 – Second place for Carlos Sainz in Morocco Kuba Przygonski finishes third The Rallye du Maroc provided a dramatic finale to this season’s World Cup, and it was the MINI John Cooper Works Buggy crew of Stéphane and Andrea Peterhansel (FRA/GER) who were left celebrating the title in the FIA World Cup […]
Bahrain ranks first among GCC countries for academic achievement in Human Capital Index 2020 Manama, September 28 2020: The World Bank has ranked the UAE and Bahrain as the top destinations in the Arab world to invest in human capital, according to a new report. The Human Capital Index 2020 measures potential productivity in the health […]
September 23, 2013 - KINGDOM RANKS IN TOP 10 FREEST ECONOMIES FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR ACCORDING TO FRASER INSTITUTE - Bahrain is the eighth most economically free nation in the world, according to the Economic Freedom of the World: 2013 Annual Report published by the Fraser Institute, a leading international think tank. [...]
June 13, 2016 - MUST Group subsidiary to handle $200 million of US orders from Bahrain – Manama, 12th June 2016: Must World W.L.L., a company specialised in manufacturing and supplying high quality garments to well-known brands in the US and European markets has announced today that it has incorporated a new company [...]
October 29, 2015 Bahrain EDB in cooperation with the MENA Centre for Investment hosted the launch event of the 2015 edition of the World Investment which demonstrated that Bahrain’s inward FDI stocks reached approximately $ 18.8 billion in 2014, equivalent to 55.4 % in comparison with the size of the gross [...]
– Bahrain a high performer in education and health – – Bahrain’s Human Capital score has increased by 10% – Manama, 17 October 2018: The World Bank last week announced its inaugural Human Capital Index, with Bahrain coming in the lead for the MENA Region. Focusing on health and education, the Index measures how productive […]
October 01, 2014 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released the World Investment Report 2014, which shown that total foreign direct investment (FDI) to Bahrain in 2013 was $989 million, an increase of 11% on 2012, outpacing global FDI flows which rose by 9%. This is the second year [...]
May 20, 2015 Manama, Economic Development Board, 20th May 2015: A high profile Bahrain delegation, including senior public and private sector representatives, is participating in the three-day World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) which is taking place at the Dead Sea in Jordan. The Bahrain delegation includes [...]
Davos, January 27, 2020 – The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) – the Kingdom’s investment promotion agency – has partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to launch an innovative new accelerator, aimed at increasing employability and preparedness for the future of work among the current and next generation workforce. The announcement was made at […]
