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  • Bahrain Raises its holdings of US Bonds from USD 721M to 1.323B
    2020-07-21

    Bahrain has raised its holdings of United States bonds to $1.323 billion, an increase of 83% on an annual basis.

  • Gulf Deficits Expected to Hit $490bln by 2023, Standard & Poor's Report
    2020-07-21

    Countries of the energy-rich Gulf are expected to accumulate $490 billion in deficits by 2023 due to the double hit of low oil prices and the coronavirus slowdown, Standard and Poors said in a report.

  • Millionaires Hold about 70% of Wealth in Bahrain (Boston Consulting Group Report)
    2020-07-21

    The twentieth annual study of global wealth management conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) revealed that the year 2019 witnessed 68.8% of wealth being held by millionaires in Bahrain, while the study expected the number of millionaires in the Kingdom to grow by 1.1% annually in the coming years.

  • Despite National Bank of Bahrain Loan, McLaren Needs More Money
    2020-07-11

    McLaren Group says falling sales of its vehicles means that it will need to raise further funds, despite securing a life-saving 150 million pound ($190 million) loan in June.

  • McLaren Reportedly Looking To Sell Part of Its Formula 1 Team
    2020-07-10

    McLaren is looking to sell a share of its Formula 1 team after months of hardship triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and the delayed start of the F1 season, the sports Car Scoops websites reported.

  • Bahrain's GDP Growth Rate down by 1.1% in Q1 2020
    2020-07-07

    The Ministry of Finance and National Economy published the Q1 2020 Bahrain Economic Quarterly report for the Kingdom of Bahrain. The report revealed a decline in real GDP growth (at constant prices) at a rate of 1.1% YoY.

  • National Bank of Bahrain Grants McLaren £150 Loan
    2020-07-06

    The National Bank of Bahrain has granted a £150million loan to McLaren to help it cope with the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic.

  • McLaren Poised to Secure Loan from National Bank of Bahrain
    2020-06-25

    McLaren is poised to secure a loan from the National Bank of Bahrain to solve its cash-flow problems, news websites have learned.

  • Foreigners Acquired 95% of Jobs, Remittances Reached 1,299 Billon BD: Recent Study
    2020-06-21

    A recent study confirmed that about 95% of the private sector jobs have been acquired by foreigners in recent years, noting that remittances abroad have increased significantly.

  • McLaren Considering Sale of a Minority Stake in F1 Team
    2020-06-21

    McLaren are considering selling a minority stake in their once-dominant Formula One team to raise funds to help the company weather the COVID-19 crisis, Sky News reported on Wednesday.

  • Losses of Bahrain-Saudi Arabia Bridge Closure Exceeds 500 Million BD (BCCI Member)
    2020-06-19

    Abdulhakim Al-Shammari, Chairman of Commercial Market Committee and Board Member of BCCI, stressed the need to open the bridge linking Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to reduce the losses the Bahraini economy has suffered as a result of this closure, which occurred due to measures to combat the Coronavirus epidemic.

  • Bahrain Reduces US Bonds Holdings by 17% in April
    2020-06-19

    Bahrain's holding of U.S. bonds fell by 17% in April 2020, on a monthly basis.

  • Saudi Aramco Cuts Hundreds of Jobs amid Oil Market Downturn, Sources Say
    2020-06-19

    State oil giant Saudi Aramco started laying off hundreds of employees this month, two sources familiar with the matter said, as global energy companies reduce their workforces in response to the coronavirus crisis.

  • Gulf Bourses Rise after Petroleum Prices Hike
    2020-06-17

    Gulf bourse markets rebounded on Tuesday, tracking the impact of global equities, supported by the increasing oil prices due to record cuts in supplies and increase on oil demands.

  • Government Pumps Additional BD177 Million into this Year's Budget
    2020-06-17

    The government has agreed to pump an additional BD177 million ($470.7 million) into this year's budget to deal with the emergency expenditures incurred by the country as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.

  • Bahrain Fiscal Deficit Expected at 12% of GDP in 2020: S&P
    2020-05-31

    Bahrain's fiscal deficit is seen widening to 12% of GDP this year from 4.6% in 2019, largely due to lower oil prices, S&P Global Ratings said on Saturday.

  • Bahrain Needs to Set Oil Price Barrel at 94$ to Achieve Fiscal Balance
    2020-05-28

    In its latest report on the effects of the Coronavirus epidemic on the economies of the Gulf States, the World Credit Rating Agency Fitch said that Bahrain will need the oil price barrel to be $94 to reach the point of fiscal balance.

  • Bahrain Allows Foreign Partner to Engage in BMP-Related Activities
    2020-05-21

    The Bahraini Cabinet agreed in its session on Monday to allow "TTSJV", with 68% foreign-owned capital, to engage in the "service activities related to water transport - management and operation of public and private ports" to serve the Bapco Modernization Program (BMP).

  • Bahrain Bourse Lists Government Treasury Bills worth 70 Million BD
    2020-05-14

    Bahrain Bourse announced that 70 million dinars government treasury bills ($186.5 million) will be listed for three months.

  • Junk-Rated Bahrain to Brave Markets with Dollar Bond Issues
    2020-05-08

    Bahrain has hired banks for a potential dual-tranche dollar bond issue, banking sources said, as the junk-rated Gulf oil producer seeks to raise cash amid the new coronavirus outbreak and historically low oil prices.


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  • Pacheco Failed the Test of Upholding Fundamental Values
  • Bahraini People's Letter to IPU Members: Don't Hammer Nails into Our Bodies
  • Does President of Inter-Parliamentary Union Duarte Pacheco Have the Pope's Courage?
  • A Ruling Prince who Doesn't Rule: Will Prince Salman and Nasser's Rivalry Mirror that of the Late Prince and his Brother Khalifa
  • How Will the "Progressive Bloc" Deal with Conference Attended by Israeli Knesset?
  • Abu Sa'afa Field Revenues Reach One Billion, 33 Million BD, Its Revenues Expected to Increase by 40% this Year
  • Abu Sa'afa Field Revenues Reach One Billion, 33 Million BD, Its Revenues Expected to Increase by 40% this Year
  • Bahrain's Alba Says Europe Wary of ordering Aluminium for Next Year
  • McLaren Records Losses up to BD52 Million Contrary to Mumtalakat Expectations
  • Gov't Borrows Half Billion Dollar despite Dramatic Increase in Oil Prices
  • Crown Prince Issues Guide Regulating Public-Private Partnerships
  • Finance Minister from Davos: Bahrain's First-Half Deficit will be Much Narrower than Expected
  • Int’l HR Activists to Bahrain Mirror: Nabeel Rajab’s Sentence Warning to those who Speak against Gov’t, Trajectory of Bahrain under Ruling Family is for Instability not Stability
  • Activists to Bahrain Mirror on UPR: US Stance Surprising, UK's Stance like any Arab Country
  • “Takrooz” Reveals Himself: I’m a State Not a Person, I Don’t Leave a Word Unspoken
  • Rayhana Al-Mosawi Opens Up to Bahrain Mirror about Her Prison Woes: I Was Questioned by Emirati Officers & Stripped by Policewomen
  • Dr. Masoud Jahromi in Interview with Bahrain Mirror: I Waved Goodbye to the One who Deported Me
  • Bahrain Mirror Interviews Mahdi Abu Dheeb: Well-known Journalist, Activist & TV Director Filmed My Forced Confession
  • Bahrain Mirror’s All-Inclusive Interview with Ibrahim Sharif: While Tortured, I Thought of the Popular Front & Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi
  • Appeals Court Upholds 2-Year Jail Verdict against Mohammad Al-Zayani
  • Only 3-Year Prison Term Handed Down to Three Bahrainis who Joined ISIS
  • Bahraini Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison, Charged with Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Police Car
  • Bahrain Court Fines 5 Members of Prisoners' Families 1,000 BD Each for Violating Ban on Gatherings
  • Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Ansari Receives 6-Month Jail Term over Religious Lecture
  • Cassation Court Upholds One-Year Jail Term against Sheikh Abdulmohsen Al-Jamri over Religious Lecture
  • Death Sentence against 3 Asians over Deliberate Murder
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