Bank ABC (Arab Banking Corporation) continued its resilient performance in the first 9 months of the year and posted a net profit was $204 million, a reduction of 5% Y-o-Y on a headline basis, but flat on a constant FX basis after adjusting for FX depreciation of BRL and EGP against USD.
The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), the voice of the chemical industry in the Arabian Gulf, has announced that the 19th Annual GPCA Forum will be held for the first time at Exhibition World Bahrain from December 8-11, 2025, under the patronage of the Ministry of Oil and Environment, Bahrain.
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are now driving the GCC’s outbound travel growth, with Qatar and Oman also experiencing remarkable rises as regional aviation capacity and tourism investments accelerate, according to new traveller insights released by Dragonpass.
Sustainability Forum Middle East (SFME) has announced that Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter on one site, has joined as a Forum Partner for its upcoming fourth edition, taking place on January 27 and 28, 2026 at the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay.
RezLive.com, a B2B global travel wholesaler, hosted a roadshow at InterContinental Bahrain, an IHG Hotel, bringing together top hospitality brands and over 170 travel agents from across the region.
SICO, licensed as a conventional wholesale bank by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), said its consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders grew 6% year-on-year, to record BD2.2 million ($5.7 million) in the third quarter of 2025 compared to BD2 million ($5.4 million) for the same quarter last year.
Bahrain has announced $3.89 billion in investments from four large-scale projects awarded Golden Licences at Gateway Gulf 2026, spanning aviation logistics, real estate and technology, as the kingdom seeks to attract high-value foreign investment, diversify its economy and support long-term growth.
Blacksand Company, a Bahrain-based investment firm, said it has completed more than $250 million in UK real estate acquisitions and plans to launch a student accommodation fund worth over $160 million, thus bringing its total UK real estate investment activity to more than $400 million.
Bahrain's wealth fund Mumtalakat and ARP Group have partnered to establish an AI-native and blockchain enabled wholesale bank in the kingdom. It is being designed to use AI across its operations and offer programmable services that connect directly with clients’ systems through APIs.
AMG, a global critical materials company at the forefront of CO2 reduction trends, has signed a letter of intent with the Bahrain's Ministry of Industry and Commerce for the establishment of a base metal concentration plant in the kingdom for extraction of Vanadium concentrate from refineries residues.
