The biggest listed companies in Bahrain by market capitalisation
Author: Aarti Nagraj
Bahrain’s new parliament readies austerity push
The country plans to implements reforms to subsidies and pensions to avert a debt crisis
Bahrain central bank considers new guidance for Islamic banks
The Bahraini regulator already requires Islamic banks to undergo independent external audits
Saudi Crown Prince, Bahrain’s King open new oil pipeline
The pipeline connects Saudi oil processing facilities at Abqaiq with the Bapco refinery in Bahrain
Bahrain holds parliamentary elections
The government said 506 candidates were running in the election, including the highest number of female candidates
Bahrain detains five for ‘disrupting’ elections on social media, insulting a candidate
The Gulf state is set to hold parliamentary elections on November 24
Bahrain signs $912m deal with US Bell Helicopter
Bahrain will receive the first batch by the end of 2022
Bahrain court overturns acquittal of opposition leaders
The court sentenced Sheikh Ali Salman, opposition al-Wefaq group secretary general, to life in jail
Bahrain’s Gulf Air mulling laying off nationals
The airline is convening a board meeting on Friday to discuss the issue
Bahrain court upholds death sentence for two in 2015 police bus bombing
Two policemen were killed and six were injured in the attack in July 2015
Bahrain’s oil company targets $1bn through dual-tranche bond
Bahrain, hit by a slump in oil prices, has increasingly relied on external funding
Bahraini public sector worker faces jail term, $1.5m fine on corruption charges
The defendant was accused of “deliberately undermining the interests and money of the company by using his post to make profit for other people”
APM Terminals Bahrain aims to raise more than $30m with IPO
The offering will start on November 8 and will remain open until November 24
After Gulf aid, Bahrain’s oil company tries again to tap debt markets
Nogaholding tried to raise international funds in April but the deal was delayed
Saudi, Bahrain add Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to terrorism lists
Three members from the Quds Force, the branch of the Revolutionary Guards that operates abroad, have been included on the list
National Bank of Bahrain seeks to buy shares in rival Bahrain Islamic Bank
NBB is the second largest Bahraini bank by market capitalisation
Bahrain’s GFH sells waterpark for $60m
GFH said it had retained rights to operate and manage Lost Paradise of Dilmun over the next five years
Bahrain says Iran-run social media accounts behind threats to poll candidates
Some candidates claimed to have received threats on social media asking them to withdraw their candidature
Bahrain investigating ‘threat’ message to municipal candidate
Bahrain is set to hold municipal elections on November 24
Bahrain, China sign visa exemption for diplomatic, special passports
The agreement will take effect from October 25
Bahrain to issue appeals ruling next month in Qatar spying case
The appeals case against opposition leader Ali Salman and two others was heard at the court on October 15
Bahrain to receive up to $2bn in first slice of Gulf aid
Last week, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait offered a $10bn aid package to the island kingdom
Bahrain’s digital currency exchange Rain eyes GCC launch next year
The platform will allow people to buy, sell, and store digital currency
At least four killed after building collapses in Bahrain
Preliminary investigations indicated a gas cylinder explosion caused the collapse of the two-storey structure
