Bahrain’s golden license attracts $2.4bn in investment

Bahrain’s golden license attracts $2.4bn in investment

The initiative, which delivers white-glove treatment and first-priority allocation on key project milestones such as land allocation, aims to maintain Bahrain’s demonstrated ability to attract impactful businesses across industries to contribute to its positive trajectory of sustained economic growth.

The island nation of Bahrain reported a total of $2.4 billion in investment stemming from nine major projects, which are set to generate 3,000 employment opportunities following the introduction of its Golden License in April 2023.

Bahrain has continued to prioritise digital transformation, and the development of its economic sectors, and has secured influential success stories owing to a highly skilled, bi-lingual, future-ready workforce that is consistently supported with government-backed training. Bahrain’s FDI stock relative to GDP is well above the global average rate at just above 81%, which stands as a testament to the robust trust international investors place in Bahrain’s competitive value proposition, reinforcing its strategic economic significance within the region.

The newly awarded large-scale projects span across diverse sectors, including Bahrain Titanium, the first facility of its kind in the region set to be established by Switzerland-based Interlink Metals & Chemicals, the construction of the first greenfield head office of National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) outside of Kuwait, the installation of