Bahrain Business

Bahrain Business




Sealing the gas advantage

September 5 - 11, 2007
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ON current trends world demand for aluminium will reach 70 million tonnes by 2020. But where will the extra supply come from?





Major mortgage bonds launched

September 5 - 11, 2007
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BAHRAIN launched what officials hailed as the Gulf region's first residential mortgage bonds.





Bahrain Islamic Bank rights issue to open

September 5 - 11, 2007
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THE board of Bahrain Islamic Bank (BIsB) announced that subscriptions to the rights offering is scheduled to open on September 16 and run until September 30. 





Ban costs millions

September 5 - 11, 2007
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THE two-month government ban on outdoor work during the hottest hours of the day may have cost construction firms in Bahrain millions of dinars, a leading contractor said.





Batelco slashes dialling prices

September 5 - 11, 2007
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Batelco, Bahrain’s leading integrated telecommunications company, has announced massive reductions for IDD (International Direct Dialling) calls for fixed line services.





Bahrain to host major summit

September 5 - 11, 2007
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The world’s largest mutual fund conference is coming to Bahrain next month, it was revealed.





Faqih climbs up the ladder

September 5 - 11, 2007
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The Bahrain Hotels Company, operator and owners of the Gulf Hotel, Gulf International Convention and Exhibition Centre and The Gulf Executive Residence, has promoted Essa Faqih to the post of deputy general manager of the Gulf Hotel Bahrain.





Special force to defend oilfields

September 5 - 11, 2007
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Anxieties about Al Qaeda attacks and a US-led war against Iran have prompted Saudi Arabia to establish a special force – being trained by an American defence contractor – to protect its oilfields.