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BAHRAIN INVEST

The third quarter of 2020 saw increasing economic shifts due to COVID-19, with entire industries facing sudden and sweeping changes from supply chain shocks and a newly quarantined workforce. These shifts however illuminated new opportunities; primarily, a burgeoning focus towards comprehensive digital transformation. Through collaboration and a commitment to continuing to support economic growth, Bahrain has been able to treat COVID-19 as a catalyst for transformation – an approach based on long-term digitalisation efforts that pre-date the advent of the pandemic.

Thought Leadership

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.

Featured Stories

COVID-19 and digital transformation in the financial services sector

Find out what EDB's Dalal Buhejji has to say on the new challenges faced by the financial services industry and the ways in which firms need to revolutionise the way they do business in the age of COVID-19.

The Economist x Bahrain EDB: The region's digital transformation

The GCC has embraced advanced technologies that have aided in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, but still has a way to go in taking advantages of the vast opportunities that digitalisation brings. Learn about this and more from a report and webinar held with The Economist Intelligence Unit.

Manama is named the most financially attractive city in the world

Among 150 global cities surveyed, GCC cities dominated top ranks in AIRINC's financial attractiveness index, with Bahrain earning the top spot for financial attractiveness due to our high salaries, low cost of living and almost zero taxes. Find out how we got here and why Bahrain is the destination of chocie.

MENA E-Sports Gaming: A new global frontier

Going digital is nothing new to gaming, but COVID-19’s stay-in-place measures have accelerated this momentum exponentially, with streams more than doubling in number. Find out why the MENA market is in the forefront of this gaming industry boom and how Bahrain in particular is suited to lead the way.

How six startups are shaping the future of Bahrain's digital economy

Under the pandemic, our startups stepped up their services to help Bahrainis better acclimate to the new normal. Find out how startups like an online grocery service, pharmacy delivery app, and an education communication platform led the way into making Bahrain one of the top five fastest growing startup ecosystems in the world.

The King Fahd Causeway and post-COVID digitalisation in action

COVID-19 sparked a renewed examination on the role of logistics in global supply chains. Learn how one of the busiest border crossings in the Middle East harnessed AI to streamline the customs process, and how an innovative logistics warehouse looks to be the future of efficient supply chain distribution.

What is trending in the real estate market of 2020?

Company Successes

Healthcare, FinTech and retail stand out in another strong quarter for Team Bahrain

Despite the ongoing global impact of the pandemic, Bahrain has remained resilient. Robust government support with a focus on small business has rendered Q3 another successful quarter for the Kingdom, with new successes spanning the healthcare, startups, FinTech and retail sectors. Read about them here.