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  • Bahrain's infrastructure pipeline drives momentum in construction

    BAHRAIN, 2017/04/16 At the end of 2016 the government reaffirmed its commitment to Bahrain’s $32bn infrastructure pipeline as a key driver of economic increase. These projects – to be implemented in the medium term – include a major upgrade of its international airport, road-building schemes, a new railway link with Saudi Arabia, utilities developments and logistics support, along with investments in housing, industry and services. Foundation for growth As additional projects move from the drawing board into the development stage, Bahrain’s construction sector will be critical to economic increase over the next couple of years, according to a recent statement by the National Bank of Kuwait.

  • Affordable housing through a mix of increased funding

    BAHRAIN, 2013/02/17   Still high on Bahrain’s schedule is to bridge the shortfall in affordable housing through a mix of increased funding and better involvement by the private sector. The twin benefits are seen as boosting the construction industry and contributing to social instability.

  • Bahrain to launch $ 80 million marina, seafront projects 2012-11-02

    BAHRAIN, 2012/11/02 Bahrain is to launch major seafront projects worth almost $80 million, which will include a new marina development, World Arab Network reports according to local media. The projected $65 million marina development will boast a hotel, public beach, shopping mall, an indoor and outdoor theme park, fish market, a major office tower and commercial and residential buildings, according to Trade Arabia news.The other part of the coastal project will include a new seafront, officials told Trade Arabia, which, with the new marina, will be located between the Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Causeway and the Shaikh Isa bin Salman Causeway.

  • Bahrain building $ 16 billion industrial city Format: 2012-09-24

    BAHRAIN, 2012/09/24 The creation of a new multi-billion-dollar industrial city in Bahrain could soon be given the green light as the government steps up its efforts to build on its manufacturing base.   Having long recognised the need to diversify its economy away from oil, the Kingdom was one of the first Gulf states to start developing a broad array of sectors to contribute to increase. As a result, financial services now account for 24.7% of GDP, making it the largest contributor to the economy, with manufacturing’s contribution coming in second at 16.7%, followed by heavy industries such as mining and quarrying, which contributed 13.1%, according to the Bahrain Economic Development Board.
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