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The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) is an investment promotion agency with overall responsibility for attracting investment into the Kingdom and supporting initiatives that enhance the investment climate. The EDB works with the government and both current and prospective investors, in order to ensure that Bahrain’s investment climate is attractive, to communicate the key strengths, and to identify where opportunities exist for further economic growth through investment. The EDB focuses on several economic sectors that capitalise on Bahrain’s competitive advantages and provide significant investment opportunities. These sectors include financial services, manufacturing, ICT, tourism, logistics and transport.
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Bahrain Readies for $320 Bn Middle East AI Boom with WEF Future Tech Workshop

WEF workshop help to build global framework for Artificial Intelligence procurement
Events brought together government and entrepreneurs to develop future roadmap
Experts from PwC predict a $320 billion AI boom in the Middle East by 2030
 
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Bahrain – India’s ‘Gateway to The Gulf’ – Tops London and Silicon Valley for Percentage of Female Startup Founders - New Report

Bahrain is one of the top 10 startup ecosystems with the largest share of female founders, according to the 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER), launched at the recent TNW conference in Amsterdam. Described as ‘the world’s most comprehensive and widely-read research on startups... (more)
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Unprecedented Indian Interest at StartUp Bahrain Week

37 delegates from India representing startups in sectors as diverse as FinTech, e-commerce, AI and IOT
Delegates from Kerala supported by the Kerala Startup Mission
Ambassador of India, Alok Kumar Sinha, also present
 
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