Bahrain Crown Prince, and Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, arrived in Qatar in an official visit, during which he is expected to meeting Qatar Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Bahrain’s Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Naba weekly newspaper said official figures issued last week suggest a record high augmentation in consumer prices (inflation) in the Kingdom of Bahrain during January 2017.

Member of the finance and Economic Affairs Committee Ahmed Qarata expected that the state’s public debt of the two fiscal years (2017 and 2018) would be referred to the House of Representatives at the end of March 2017, adding that the debt would be about 2 billion BD to each fiscal years; i.e. 4 billion BD to the two fiscal years.

Bahrain’s public debt continued to rise reaching 8.68 billion BD in November 2016, which constitutes 72% of the Gross domestic product (GDP).

Bahrain's Arabian Sugar Refinery stopped production in October and is preparing for a change of ownership, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Sunday.

There are currently official attempts by the Bahraini authorities to cover up grave violations committed against Bahraini and foreign workers at the Arabian Sugar Company (ASC).

Bahraini daily newspaper Al-Wasat, said that the government had expressed reservations on two proposals presented by the Council of Representatives, suggesting a reduction in electricity and water bills, reminding them of the country’s sensitive economic conditions.

Ministry of Health increased the health services fees on the expatriates. The general medical consultation fees reached 7 BD as well as that of the dental consultation.

The World Bank expected that Bahrain’s budget deficit in the next three years will continue, before it is reduced to around 0% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2019.

Saudi Arabia reported major progress on Thursday in cutting a huge state budget deficit caused by low oil prices, and said it would increase government spending next year to boost flagging economic growth.

Investcorp Bank has agreed to sell its stake in cybersecurity company Optiv Security Inc to private equity firm KKR & Co, the Bahrain-based private equity investor said in a bourse statement Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain raised interest rates within minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to do so on Wednesday as they scrambled to avoid downward pressure on their currencies due to low oil prices.

The central bank of Bahrain said on Wednesday it was raising the policy interest rate on its one-week deposit facility by 25 basis points to 1.00 percent.

Bahraini Parliamentary Financial Committee expressed its concern about rising public debt that reached as in December 2015 about 7.2 billion BD.

Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Governor Rashid Al-Miraj said that issue of tax regimes and raising it in the Gulf States remain a financial matter under the specialty of the Ministry of Finance and the Finance Ministers in the region, who are competent to deal with such issues.

Standard & poor's (S&P) agency downgraded Bahrain’s sovereign debt rating from “BB” to “BB-“, but said the outlook for the Kingdom and its central bank is stable.

The judiciary-affiliated committee responsible for the settlement of stalled real estate development projects, convened with the creditors of “Juffair Fairuz” project in preparation for selling the project in auction.

A report issued by Securities & Investment Company (SICO) Bahrain, mentioned that Bahrain’s debts by next year (2017) is expected to reach $808 million, at the time when the country’s public debt increased to more than $20 billion during the first half of this year (2016).

The leader at the Progressive Democratic Tribune (al-Minbar), Abdulnabi Salman, said that the number of foreigners in Bahrain increased by 27 thousand in the past 6 months, and thus the total number has exceeded 595 thousand foreigners residing in Bahrain.

The government objected to a parliamentary proposal to impose fees on remittances abroad, estimated at 2.5 billion dinars annually.