Infrastructure and Investment set to spearhead growth, news report on Bahrain reveals

Infrastructure and Investment set to spearhead growth, news report on Bahrain reveals

A new report produced by shines a spotlight on Bahrain’s far-reaching plans for economic expansion, which include attracting investment in high-potential industries and rolling out big-ticket infrastructure projects. provides details of a drive under way to bring the private sector on board for a $30bn pipeline of infrastructure projects that is expected to support growth in a number of sectors. It shines a spotlight on the projects designed to facilitate the movement of both goods and people within and across the kingdom’s borders and strengthen the country’s position in the regional logistics industry. It also explores planned developments to support Bahrain’s tourism expansion efforts now that an easing of pandemic-related restrictions is reinvigorating the sector and increasing visitor numbers. Elsewhere, OBG’s report analyses the latest developments in the country’s vibrant financial sector, which vies with oil and gas as the largest contributor to the economy. The emergence of the country as a leading financial technology centre is one of several topics examined. The potential impact of Bahrain’s new 2022-26 Industrial Sector Strategy is explored in detail, with a focus on how the kingdom can better generate downstream value-added to its natural resources and capitalise on the potential of the Fourth