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Amid the Gulf’s increasingly competitive investment landscape, Bahrain is carving out a distinct investment strategy
Amid the Gulf’s increasingly competitive investment landscape, Bahrain is carving out a distinct investment strategy

As Gulf states compete through scale and headline-grabbing mega-projects, Bahrain EDB’s CEO H.E. Noor is pursuing a different path—leveraging regulatory innovation, specialist sectors, and strategic partnerships to position the kingdom as the region’s agile investment hub.

By Melissa HancockJuly 14, 2026
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The U.S. and Iran can’t agree on fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The solution could be straight out of the Old Testament
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Top Iranian officials admitted to the supreme leader that the U.S. naval blockade was crushing the economy, report says, as Trump eyes reimposing it
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