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Local Demand to Push Bahrain Construction Market in 2011 and Beyond

A multitude of factors have affected real estate in Bahrain. Before the political crisis, Bahrain was faced with the global financial meltdown that emanated from the sub-prime crisis. The crisis had an adverse effect on liquidity and its availability, among other things. This negatively affected the real estate globally because people were reluctant to invest. Bahrain was also affected by the crisis and the value of real estate dropped.

Bahrain National Oil and Gas Authority Outlines Future of Bahrain Oil and Gas Industry

National Oil and Gas Authority, HE Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, Bahrain Minister of Oil and Gas
Today, the income from oil and gas constitutes about 80% of the government’s revenue. However, we were also the first GCC country to attempt diversification, in the 1960s and 70s. Thanks to those efforts, oil and gas now only constitute 24% of GDP at current prices (and 12% at constant prices).

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