Real estate trading in Bahrain increased by 35.61 per cent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year, said a top official.

The total trading volume reached BD191.6 million ($502.54 million) during the first quarter of the year, Survey and Land Registration Bureau president Shaikh Salman bin Abdulla Al Khalifa was quoted as saying in the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication.

He attributed the growth to favourable climates prevailing in the kingdom and government's measures that helped regain trust of investors and real estate developers. – TradeArabia News Service