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BAHRAIN INVEST
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The first quarter of 2019 kicked off the year with a series of exciting announcements – from Bahrain soon becoming one of the first country’s to offer commercial 5G services, to the launch of a special programme aimed at supporting the top 100 Arab startups shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution, to the welcoming of Bahrain’s first PropTech concept Estater.
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Thought Leadership
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Is the march of technology moving in the right direction?
Last week’s World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa raised the question of how can we guarantee that technology becomes more human-centered and accountable as we move towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Our Chief Executive HE Khalid Al Rumaihi explores this further.
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How FinTech can help break down barriers
How can challenging traditional business models and offering greater choice help break down barriers in FinTech? Our very own Dalal Buhejji, Senior Manager of Financial Services, shares her thoughts.
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Featured Stories
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Innovating across a nation – a testbed for the future
With Bahrain soon to become one of the first countries in the world to offer commercial 5G services in June this year, we are at the forefront of innovation - not just in pockets or special zones, but spread across our entire country.
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Fintastic Bahrain Week Shows How FinTech Community Can Drive Change
Our second annual Fintastic Bahrain Week succeeded in showcasing Bahrain as a regional hub for FinTech. However, although the week’s short-term success is important, it’s the long-term success of the FinTech sector in the Middle East that is far more significant. Here are a few insights we can draw after an action-packed week.
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Producing tech world-beaters starts with getting the basics right
Getting to a point where home-grown technology companies can scale to be a global force is not easy. But it’s essential that this is our goal in the Middle East. So how can we make it happen?
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Company Successes
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Meet our new Team Bahrain partners
From technology to F&B concepts, meet some of the new names making their entry to Bahrain – helping build on the strong momentum we’ve experienced in the first quarter of 2019.
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With growth in mind, Bahrain is poised to build even more momentum in 2019 in manufacturing and logistics
In 2018 Bahrain’s manufacturing and logistics sector has attracted a total of $184m from more than 10 different international companies, leading to the creation of 875 new jobs. As we look ahead to 2019, the momentum continues to grow.
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Property – the next frontier in digital disruption
With big property players waking up to the potential of technological disruption on their businesses, it has been smaller, more nimble competitors who have led the change. One such disruptor is Estater, makers of a PropTech app which celebrated its entry into Bahrain.
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The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) is a dynamic public agency with overall responsibility for attracting inward investment into Bahrain. The EDB focuses on target economic sectors in which the Kingdom offers significant strengths including, amongst others, Financial Services, ICT, Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics services. For details about investing in Bahrain, see www.bahrainedb.com
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