How Bahrain is taking advantage of its small market size to encourage entrepreneurship – The National

How Bahrain is taking advantage of its small market size to encourage entrepreneurship – The National

Bahrain's relatively small market size is emerging as an advantage for its entrepreneurial development as it affords businesses closer co-operation both with each other and the government, a top executive of the kingdom's economic planning body said.

Technology has always been a significant part of the GCC state's economy, keeping its economic vision stable as public-private partnerships continue to grow, Musab Abdulla, executive director of business development at the Bahrain Economic Development Board, told The National in an interview at Gitex Global in Dubai on Wednesday.

"Our small size is an asset; in Bahrain, you get speedy access to senior decision makers, and you don’t feel isolated or the layers of bureaucracy," he said.