Top Holdings and Conglomerates in Bahrain
Family Owned Conglomerates in Bahrain
Traditionally, Bahrain developed its own business families. Despite the influx of foreign players, Bahrain still boosts very powerful diversified conglomerates such as:
Top Industry and Manufacturing Companies in Bahrain
Bahrain’s largest industry companies are in Aluminuim manufacturing and processing. Due to cheap energy Bahrain is home to one of the largest smelters in the world. Bahrain has also steel and iron industries.
Top Oil and Gas Companies in Bahrain
Despite the diversification efforts Bahrain remains heavily dependent on oil and the oil prices. The income from the oil related business accounts for over 70% of government’s income.
Top Telecom and ICT Companies in Bahrain
According to the Global Information Readiness Report, Bahrain ranks exceptionally high in almost every category of ITC readiness on the Networked Readiness Index (NRI). Overall, Bahrain is ranked 29th (out of 133) countries—and 2nd in the GCC. On many individual portions of the Index, however, it is rated much higher; for example, Bahrain ranks among the 133 rated countries, as:
Top Real-Estate and Construction Companies in Bahrain
Bahrain real estate sector is dominated by a number of mega-projects with involvement of Bahrain based investment companies or banks. Many projects have been put on hold due to the crisis. Following is the list of current largest projects in Bahrain and largest real-estate developers in Bahrain:
Top Aviation Companies in Bahrain
Marcopolis.net presents the list of top aviation companies in Bahrain.
Top Islamic Investment Banks in Bahrain
View the list of the top Islamic investment banks in Bahrain.
Top Banks in Bahrain
Bahrain has 411 banks and other financial institutions, which includes 77 wholesale banks, 30 retail banks, and 27 representative offices. In addition, it has 27 Islamic banks. In January 2011, total employment in the financial sector was more than 14,000, with about 8,800 in banking, and the remainder in insurance, money brokering, and other financial services.
Jordan Politics
Jordan is has a “strong kingdom” form of government, which is to say that, while it has a constitution and a partially elected parliament, the king has substantial control of the political process.
Bahrain’s Information Affairs Authority (IAA) Profile
Bahrain’s Information Affairs Authority (IAA), is a newly established governmental entity that manages and supervisies internal and external media in Bahrain.