The Deputy King, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today chaired the EDB Board of Directors Meeting to review the developments of the Economic Recovery Plan and the latest economic indicators. His Royal Highness highlighted the Kingdom’s...
The Chief Executive of the Economic Development Board (EDB), Khalid Humaidan, today met with members of the seventh intake of the Prime Minister’s Fellowship Program. During the meeting, Humaidan highlighted the EDB’s mandate including its efforts to attracting direct investments...
FranklinCovey, a leading training and coaching solutions provider serving more than 140 countries with thousands of clients, including 90% of Fortune 100 companies, launches its first FranklinCovey Education Middle East headquarters in Bahrain to oversee its offices in the region...
The Labour Fund “Tamkeen” announced its support for GIG Gulf, previously known as AXA Gulf Insurance, towards the recruitment of around 120 Bahrainis. This is in line with Tamkeen’s mandate of empowering individuals to become the employee of choice locally...
Bahrain ranked 1st globally in multiple subindices within Metas’ (Facebook) Inclusive Internet Index conducted by Economist Impact, including national female e-inclusion policies, female digital skills training & STEM education, open data policies, and privacy regulations. The Inclusive Internet Index 2022...
Spire, the premier Open Banking provider in the GCC is set to expand its operations in Bahrain and the MENA region through a 15 million BD investment plan, with support from the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB). This expansion will...
With support from the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), Al Bayrooni Dialysis, Bahrain’s first stand-alone dialysis centre for treating kidney diseases and conditions, has launched in Bahrain with a US $1.4M+ facility. The centre includes a full-spectrum of high-quality kidney...
Bahrain’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows increased by US$1.766 billion in 2021, marking a 73% year-on-year increase and surpassing the global FDI average growth, according to the 2022 World Investment Report issued by the United Nations Conference of Trade and...
Bahrain ranks first amongst Arab countries and second in MENA in Ground and Port Infrastructure, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Travel and Tourism Development Index. The report also highlighted strong placements for Kingdom, including ranking 12th globally in...
