VIVA Bahrain will be geared up for fifth generation or 5G telecom services by the year-end or early next year when the kingdom’s telecom regulator makes spectrum available, according to the company’s chief executive Ulaiyan Al-Wetaid.

British International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said he is in Bahrain to discuss investment opportunities.

Net foreign assets at Bahrain’s central bank, an indication of its ability to defend its currency against any market pressure, rebounded last month after dropping to a seven-month low in March, central bank data showed on Thursday.

Bahrain’s cash-strapped government is in talks with parliament on a new subsidy system that would redirect some of the financial aid the government provides to its citizens, officials said.

Saudi Ambassador to Bahrain Abdullah Al-Sheikh said that trade with Bahrain reached 30 billion SR, which amounts to 3 billion BD, adding that this is “a significant number”.

The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) denied imposing charges on cash withdrawals from savings and current accounts for its customers across banks ATM networks.

Akhbar Al-Khaleej daily said that it anticipates an increase in the rental prices and housing units by 20% once the VAT is implemented.

Bahrain’s private K-12 education market valued at $0.4 billion in 2017 is poised to grow to $700 million by 2023, according to a new report.

A report issued by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), an international institute based in Sweden, showed that Bahrain’s spending on armament reached 4.1% of GDP.

Official statistics showed that the revenues of Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) collected from telecommunication companies reached 17 million BD.

Board of Directors of Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) announced appointment of Sanjeev Paul as Chief Executive Officer of BDB Group as of May 15, 2018.

Bahrain's foreign assets have fallen by 49.2% in March, according to official data from the Central Bank of Bahrain.

Statistics revealed that the number of Indians living in Bahrain is 350 thousand versus 325 thousand in the UK.

Bahrain's Chamber of Commerce and Industry reduced the number of its committees from 24 permanent committees to only 10.

Vice President of Bahrain's Livestock Company, Yousuf Al-Saleh, has ruled out a shortage of meat during Ramadan.

Head of Jaffaira Endowments (Waqf) Sheikh Mohsen Al-Asfour said that the endowments is studying opportunities of investment in 50 real estate projects within the coming period, indicating that the allocated budget reached 20 million BD.

The International Monetary Fund predicted that the Bahraini economy will grow to $40 billion in 2019 with an estimated annual growth of 3% this year and 2% in gross domestic product next year.

Bahrain needs to accelerate reforms to its state budget to reach a deficit level that would make its finances sustainable over the medium term, an International Monetary Fund official said.

Thai Ambassador to Bahrain Thanis Na Songkhla said on Sunday (April 29, 2018) that 35 thousand Bahrainis visited Thailand last year.

Bahrain Aluminum Company (Alba) reported a net gain of BD 33.9 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared to BD 25.6 million during the same period in 2017, an increase of 32% year-over-year.