ANAMA- Gulf Daily News - 0/8/2007 - Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bahrain is double the value of overseas investments held by Bahrainis, according to figures in a new report published by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).
Gulf Daily News - 8 / 8/ 2007 -MANAMA: Bahrain's strategy to support new entrepreneurs will be held up as an example to the entire Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region when a new think-tank with its base in the country is launched in October, it was announced yesterday.
Bharian Tribune - 26/7/2007 - Bahrain, one of the first countries to deregulate its telecom sector, will also be the first country in the Middle East to be covered 100 per cent by the state-of-the-art wireless network WiMax to be deployed in the Kingdom by the US giant Motorola for Mena Telecom.
Bahrain Tribune - Jul 15 2007 - With an estimated business of $50 billion in Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry in the Middle East in 2006, ICT as an industry is set to grow substantially this year in the wake of innovative technologies being introduced in the market including packet network. The cutting-edge packet network has been proved as an efficient, reliable and cost effective option for the banks and financial institutions in the Middle, a top executive at one of the world's leading technology companies has said.
Gulf Daily News- Manama - 20/6/ 2007: Bahrain is one of the most advanced Gulf states in terms of IT investment, industry executives said yesterday. But the rapid growth of its services industry means that information technology (IT) will play an increasingly important role in spurring the economy.
Manama- Gulf Daily News - 31st May 2007 - BAHRAIN could soon have its first world-class tennis facility after an agreement was signed yesterday between the Bahrain Tennis Federation (BTF) and the Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Company (KBT) to conduct a six-month feasibility study on the construction of a BD92 million Bahrain International Tennis Centre (BITC).
ThePost.ie - 29 April 2007 - By Susan Mitchell - The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) has received the go-ahead for a $500million healthcare project in Bahrain. It will be the biggest international healthcare project ever undertaken by an Irish-based group.
MANAMA, APR. 12,2007 (BNA )-AROUND HALF BILLION CAR RACE FANS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WILL HEAD TO BAHRAIN CIRCUIT TOMORROW TO WATCH THE THIRD ROUND OF 2007 F1 THREE-DAY RACES. THE RACE, HELD IN BAHRAIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME, IS CONSIDERED THE BIGGEST SPORT EVENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND EXPECTED TO BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS THE PREVIOUS ONES.
6 December 2006 - Manama: Bahrain has been awarded the title of Middle East City of the Future by the FT business magazine, FDi after a rigorous judging process and comprehensive survey by the publication specialising in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) opportunities. The awards were announced today at Cityscape in Dubai. This two-year award will allow Bahrain to keep the title until the end of 2008.