Bahrain: Real-Estate Market Sluggish Recovery
Latest statistics from the EDB show that the loans to the real-estate sector are up by 7.7% as of November 2012, which indicates a renewal of activity in the real estate sector.
Bahrain: Real-Estate Laws and Regulations in the Kingdom
In 2011, the government issued a tender for a consulting study to evaluate the current legal framework and propose a new set of property laws and regulations. The Bahrain Property Development Association, which was founded in 2010, is also working with the government to address these challenges.
Bahrain: 57 000 People Waiting for Affordable-Social Housing
With the events that shook the world in 2008-2009 and subsequent 2011 uprising, Bahrain real-estate sector saw drying of the liquidity followed by a real-estate downturn. Aaref Hejres, Managing Director of DIYAR AL MUHARRAQ, explains the current situation in the real estate sector.
Bahrain: Real-Estate Sector Slowed Down
With the events that shook the world in 2008-2009 and subsequent 2011 uprising, Bahraini real-estate sector saw drying of the liquidity followed by a real-estate crash. Aaref Hejres, Managing Director of DIYAR AL MUHARRAQ, explains the current situation in the real estate sector.
Bahrain: Land Prices to Increase in 2013-2014
With land prices set to increase in two or three years time, Aaref Hejres, Managing Director of DIYAR AL MUHARRAQ, makes a case for — what he calls — the most opportune time to start developing.
DIYAR AL MUHARRAQ: Latest Developments
DIYAR AL MUHARRAQ plans to offer tenders in 2012 as a part of the project’s ongoing development. Aaref Hejres, Managing Director of DIYAR AL MUHARRAQ, discusses the proceedings.
Gas Sector in Bahrain: Major Challenge for the Industry in Bahrain
The number one challenge for the industrial development in Bahrain competitiveness is the supply of cheap energy — mainly cheap natural gas.
LNG Terminal in Bahrain: Reducing Dependance
Due to limited supply of gas in the Kingdom of Bahrain plans are underway to build a LNG terminal to reduce the Kingdom’s dependency on the local production and to capitalize on the international markets and gas prices.
Banagas: Major Investments into Capacity
Banagas is planning a major expansion as a part of US$ 20 billion investment plan to raise the profile of the oil and gas sector in Bahrain over the next 20 years.
Bahrain: Oil and Gas Sector’s Latest Developments
There has been significant downstream, upstream, and midstream development in Bahrain, such as Tatweer Petroleum drilling 15-18 new wells in Khuff Formation to increase the gas production of the Kindom, increased offshore exploration, the upgrading of Bapco refinery, and a planned US$ 20 billion investment into major oil and gas project. Dr. Mohamed Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of Banagas, discusses these recent developments in the oil and gas sector in Bahrain.