The Report: Bahrain 2015Oxford Business Group, 27/02/2015 - 229 من الصفحات The kingdom rose to prominence as the region’s financial hub in the 1970s and today, despite increasing competition from its neighbours, it is bolstering this position as it leads the way in the Islamic banking segment, hosting the highest concentration of Islamic financial institutions globally. The takaful segment represents one of the fastest growing segments in Bahrain’s insurance sector, itself boasting the highest insurance penetration rate in the GCC. Meanwhile a rising population is driving housing and transport infrastructure in the country with private contractors benefitting as a result. Looking forward, these expansions to rail and air links should boost the kingdom’s tourism offering, with tourism’s contribution to GDP expected to grow significantly over the next 10 years, while elsewhere the projects will drive Bahrain’s role as a regional logistics centre, with the kingdom aiming to position itself as a key entry point to the GCC moving forward. |
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SNAPSHOT | 8 |
A strategy for | 14 |
ECONOMY | 21 |
Kamal bin Ahmed Acting Chief | 33 |
Attracting an increasing | 39 |
BANKING | 45 |
Mergers and acquisitions | 51 |
Hassan Jarrar CEO Standard | 57 |
Real estate | 72 |
EDUCATION | 173 |
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TELECOMS | 189 |
Mohammed Ali Al Qaed CEO | 196 |
The government gets online | 202 |
Proven resilience | 204 |
THE GUIDE | 217 |
Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa | 66 |
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