Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
In sharp contrast with the global situation, the value of IPOs in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman almost doubled to $11.7 billion in the first three quarters of this year compared with last year's figure of $5.9 billion. This is not to say that the number of IPOs has increased in the Gulf. On the contrary it has gone down.
GII, in conjunction with the Institute of Risk Management, (IRM) UK, is bringing IRM programmes and qualifications to Bahrain.
The Arab Leadership Forum was organised by the Young Arab Leaders (YAL), Bahrain, with an initiative to raise 1,000 young Bahraini leaders over the coming five years.
Tabreed Bahrain, the world's leader in district cooling technology, has signed agreements with SNC Lavalin Gulf Contractors to construct a district cooling plant at Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH), and Sumitomo Corporation, in collaboration with Japan AE Power Systems Corporation, to supply BFH with two new city substations.
IT is celebration time at AJM Kooheji Group. On Monday, this century old group marked 25 years of partnership with LG Electronics.
Bahrain's premier VIP chauffeur company, Limousina, has tied up with UK-based Traveltec, a member of TEC International Services Management Group, to extend the luxury formula for its executive clients.
One of India's leading banking names, HDFC Bank, has opened its first overseas fully-fledged commercial branch at the Bahrain Financial Harbour in Manama.
