Bahrain
September 10, 2000
The Bahraini Emir Shaikh Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa will leave on Monday for Paris, where he will meet French president Jacques Chirac.
September 9, 2000
Bahrain will be able to provide Business to Business (B2B) services to the business community across the region by the middle of next year, Bahrain Tr
September 7, 2000
Saudi investors plan to build a tourist resort, including a five-star hotel, in Bahrain at an estimated cost of between $75-$100 million, Gulf News re
September 1, 2000
Bahrain Oil and Petrol Company (Bapco) has decided that all petrol to be available at service stations around the country will be completely unleaded,
The newly-formed Ahli United Bank (AUB) has announced pre-tax profit of $31.2 million in the six months up to June 30th, Bahrain Tribune reported Satu
Bahrain is currently preparing for choosing members of the new Shura council. The Emir of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa would issue a decre
August 30, 2000
The securities and investment company, Sico, recently announced a net loss of BD91,000 for the first half of 2000 — compared with a gain of BD314,000 in the corresponding period last year.
August 29, 2000
As the dominant financial service center in the Middle East, Bahrain is home to a large community of on-shore and off-shore banking institutions, and insurance and investment houses. It also boasts th
August 28, 2000
Bahrain provides assistance to families of those who died in Wednesday's Airbus 320 crash.
Bahrain will host a two-day Islamic banking conference starting October 28, at the Holiday Inn, in the Bahrain conference center. Over 300 delegates from 25 countries are expected to attend the event.
The Manama-based Gulf Air, which is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman, is currently in the midst of negotiations with a major airline alliance to enhance its global coverage and gain
Bahrain banks showed the highest level of profitability this year in the month of July, with consolidated balance sheets figures rising 1.7 percent from June-end, reaching $105.5 billion.
August 27, 2000
The consolidated balance-sheet of the banking system in Bahrain (including Full Commercial Banks, Offshore Banking Units and Investment Banks) grew fr
The annual World Islamic Banking Conference, the largest event and the world's most influential banking industry gathering will be held in Bahrain thi
The two black boxes from the Gulf Air Airbus 320 that crashed into waters off Bahrain, killing all 143 people on board left the Gulf Arab island early