Bahrain Business

Bahrain Business




Gulf Air privatisation not an easy option

August 1 - 7, 2007
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Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, which plunged into a fresh crisis last week after its president and chief executive Andre Dose quit, plans a partial sell-off next year allowing private institutions, including Gulf companies, to buy its shares.





Region’s telecom sector ‘should reinvent itself’

August 1 - 7, 2007
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THIS is an era of rapidly changing market conditions, shaped by new, often-disruptive technologies and business models, according to Peter Kaliaropoulos, chief executive of Batelco, Bahrain’s leading integrated telecommunications provider, with operations across the Middle East.





New bank in business in Bahrain

August 1 - 7, 2007
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A NEW Islamic investment bank with an authorised capital of $1 billion and subscribed and paid-up capital of $200 million has opened in Bahrain.





Mena Telecom has signed a contract with Motorola

August 1 - 7, 2007
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Mena Telecom has signed a contract with Motorola to plan, deploy and manage a nationwide 802.16e-based mobile WiMAX and IP Multimedia Subsystem network in Bahrain.