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Bahrain appoints cabinet with new finance minister after parliament vote

Bahrain’s finances have been hit by an oil price slump since 2014

Bahrain cabinet tends resignation as per post-election rules

Authorities announced results of the December 1 election runoffs earlier on Sunday

Revealed: Top 10 companies in Bahrain in 2018

The biggest listed companies in Bahrain by market capitalisation

Bahrain’s new parliament readies austerity push

The country plans to implements reforms to subsidies and pensions to avert a debt crisis

Bahrain, Manama, Cityscape view of Bahrain World Trade Center and Bahrain Financial Harbor

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

Bahrain, Manama, Cityscape view of Bahrain World Trade Center and Bahrain Financial Harbor

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, Manama, Cityscape view of Bahrain World Trade Center and Bahrain Financial Harbor

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

Bahrain does not plan new dollar bond issue this year

Bahrain signed an agreement last week with Saudi, the UAE and Kuwait for a $10bn aid package

Bahrain’s parliament approves draft VAT law

The bill is yet to be approved by the parliament’s upper house, which is expected to hold a similar session later this week

Bahrain, Manama, Cityscape view of Bahrain World Trade Center and Bahrain Financial Harbor

GCC averts Bahrain debt crisis with $10bn aid package

Bahrain also released a 33-page plan to fix its debt-burdened finances and abolish its budget deficit by 2022

Saudi, Kuwait, UAE to sign $10bn Bahrain aid deal – report

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE confirmed talks on a major aid package for the island kingdom in June