In line with its plan to boost government revenue, Bahrain will sell stakes in three logistics-related companies on its stock exchange over the next two years, according to the country’s transportation and telecommunications minister Kamal din Ahmed.
Vast wealth and the promise of dramatic change make for cautious optimism concerning Saudi Arabia, the chief executive…
995 Views | the publication reaches you by | Saudi Arabia Today“As the main shareholder in these companies, we hope the other shareholders agree and we float a small percentage of about 20% of the companies on the Bahrain Bourse,” he said, adding that the IPOs will also encourage competition and transparency.
revealed a series of reforms after it received $10 billion in aid from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE in October to help steady its finances and prevent it from experiencing a credit crunch.
It also introduced a 33-page financial programme dedicated to eliminating its budget deficit by 2022.
It includes reducing public spending, improving efficiency in state expenditure, introducing a voluntary retirement scheme for government employees and implementing 5% VAT next year.
The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 2.4% in the second quarter of 2018 compared to last year due to an increase in crude prices and growth of its non-oil private sector, according to the Bahrain Economic Quarterly Report produced by the Bahrain Economic Development Board.
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The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are the seven Arab states which border the Persian Gulf, namely Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).This excludes the non-Arab state of Iran. All of these nations except Iraq are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
