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The Middle East is "moving faster" than other parts of the world, according to AWS Vice President Teresa Carlson - and Bahrain personifies this statement more than any other. With the licensing of the first regional crypto trading platform to hosting the 2nd AWS Summit during Tech Week, an event that brought together thousands of technologists from around the world, this quarter has been particularly productive for Team Bahrain. Not to mention the launch of a modernised bankruptcy law, and opening the world’s largest underwater theme park – read more below!
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Thought Leadership
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How the Bahrain-McLaren cycle team partnership goes
beyond elite sports
The announcement of the Bahrain-McLaren cycling team is a result of a strong partnership that extends outside the world of elite sports and ventures into applied technologies such as mechanical engineering, data science and more. Click the headline to read everything you need to know about this exciting new team.
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Featured Stories
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These were Bahrain's top accomplishments of the past decade
Whether it's the launch of the Middle East's only Amazon Web Services data centre or the opening of Bahrain FinTech Bay, helping to build a thriving ecosystem, this blog post takes you through the Kingdom's best business accomplishments of the decade as we enter 2020. Click to read more about the Kingdom's rapid growth.
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Bahrain officially among the world's most improved economies
Bahrain is the fourth most improved economy globally, according to the World Bank. The Kingdom was boosted by a reform program that makes it easier to do business in nine of the ten areas of the Doing Business Report. Bahrain also ranked first globally for the number of reforms. Click to find out more about this exciting achievement!
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Why education is key for the future of FinTech
The FinTech sector in Bahrain is booming, with the establishment of Bahrain FinTech Bay and crypto-currency firms such as Rain. But to ensure FinTech's sustainablity in the Kingdom, skills must be taught for future digital experts. Click here to find out why.
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Bahrain's health tourism sector is set to undergo a revolution
Bahrain's National Genome Project is one example of the revolutionary changes that the healthcare tourism sector in Bahrain will undergo. The project will aim to study the genetic makeup of Bahrain's population and learn about its genetic susceptibility to disease to develop innovative diagnostic methods.
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Top aluminium manufacturer Alba complets mega-expansion
One of the world's largest aluminium manufacturers Alba has completed its $3bn expansion, which will now produce more than 2% global aluminium output. The expansion will boost employment opportunities and attract foreign firms with an interest in the Middle East.
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Learn about the Kingdom's marine life and pearl trading with Dive Bahrain
Launched in June 2019, Dive Bahrain is an underwater theme park that encourages visitors to explore the 'other' side of Bahrain. For the first time in history, a Boeing 747 was dismantled and transported by road through a city to the port for loading.
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Company Successes
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2019: a year of success for Team Bahrain
With the new year well underway, we look back at the key moments from the last four quarters –from the AWS launch to startup funding successes and major corporations opening here. Click the headline to find out more!
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