Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain (November 29, 2020) – Braxtone Corporate Services, a subsidiary of Braxtone Group, today announced the official graduation of their Motor Claims Recovery Platform “TASWEYA” from the Regulatory Sandbox of the Central Bank of Bahrain, CBB. TASWEYA…

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Trade between two Kingdoms hit $2.17bn during the first three quarters of 2020 Saudi Arabia is one of Bahrain’s key trading partners, with both nations connected by bridge Manama, October 22, 2020: Non-oil trade between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain increased…

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Trade between two Kingdoms hits $262.9m in June, highest since pandemic struck region Saudi Arabia is one of Bahrain’s key trading partners, with both nations connected by bridge Bahrain’s overall trade for the year-half reached US$10.4 billion globally Manama, September…

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Trade between two countries hits $139.6 m in June, highest since pandemic struck region Bahrain’s trade for the year-half reached US$10.4 billion globally – only 2% down on 2019 Manama, September 30, 2020: Trade between the UAE and Bahrain has…

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FinHub 973 launched in cooperation with the Bahrain Economic Development Board, Bank ABC, ila Bank, BENEFIT, National Bank of Bahrain and Bahrain Islamic Bank FinHub 973 will be powered by Fintech Galaxy’s FinX22 Innovation platform The platform aims to stimulate…

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Commercial registrations increase 109 percent in Bahrain amid new wave of entrepreneurs 99 percent of businesses in Saudi Arabia are SMEs making 64% of employment The sector contributes 52 percent of non-oil GDP in the UAE and is set to…

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Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain —  UK-headquartered FinTech Fasset, a provider of blockchain-powered platforms for the financing of sustainable infrastructure, has received authorisation to test its solutions for the tokenisation of hard assets in Kingdom of Bahrain’s FinTech Regulatory Sandbox. The authorisation, issued by…

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Bahrain ranks first among GCC countries for academic achievement in Human Capital Index 2020 Manama, September 28 2020: The World Bank has ranked the UAE and Bahrain as the top destinations in the Arab world to invest in human capital, according…

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By: David Ndichy Source: Gulf Business © 2020 MOTIVATE MEDIA GROUP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A relatively advanced digital infrastructure has done well to cushion Bahraini banks from the impact of Covid-19. Bahrain is home to the region’s first hyper-scale data centre, was one…

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The Central Bank of Bahrain, in cooperation with the Benefit Company, retail banks and Bahrain Facilities Company, announced the launch of a coding service for operating the encryption feature for contactless payment for smartphones running the Android system. This feature…

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Manama ranked first in the world Manama – August 19 2020: Every single GCC member was represented in the top 20 most financially attractive cities in the world, according to AIRINC’s latest Global 150 Cities Index. The index ranks 150 of…

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The GCC is at an inflection point. Recent decades have seen governments and businesses throughout the region increasingly embrace advanced digital technologies as a source of future growth. If successful, their efforts could help drive the region’s ambitious diversification plans.…

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Bahrain’s response to COVID-19 praised in study Bahrain now in top 10 Africa and MENA countries for early-stage funding, according to study Manama, July 5, 2020: The GCC’s Bahrain and Sharjah are among the world’s top five fastest-growing ecosystems with…

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The Kingdom of Bahrain maintained its second place ranking among Arab countries in the eGovernment Development Index 2020 ranking it among the very high categories, which was formulated based on the results of a 2020 United Nations eGovernment Survey. The…

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Manama, June 18 2020: The UAE and Bahrain have ranked among the 100 top destinations for startups around the world, according to a new study by StartupBlink. The research firm’s annual Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report calculates a score for each…

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  Manama, June 14 2020: Bahrain has become the first country in MENA to ratify a key United Nations convention on electronic communications, helping to enable a new wave of digital business across the region and enhance investor protections. The…

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21st May, 2020 Saaya Health Tech, a Bahraini based Digital EAP company providing Mental Health Access to employees using its PaaS model has seen a boom in its usage post-Covid19. In the months since February alone, they have signed deals…

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The GCC is set for a surge in the use of fintech apps during the current global health crisis as new figures from Mastercard reveal a 70 percent increase in the use of contactless payments in the MEA region. Consumers…

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