The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expected that Bahrain’s GDP will not increase more than 2.3% in 2019.

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), owner of one of the world’s largest aluminum smelters, is seeking an exemption from U.S. tariffs, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

Bahraini companies resumed importing cement from Saudi Arabia after the latter retracted imposing fees on exports.

Bahrain’s Gulf Air is counting on Middle East routes to help drive passenger growth and turn around the loss-making airline, its deputy chief executive said on Sunday.

Bahraini Minister of Industry and Commerce said the Ministry is in constant contact with the US regarding the exemption of Bahrain from customs duties levied on imports of aluminum and iron.

A Bahraini judicial committee has begun legal proceedings against an investor who has failed to commit to his obligation to pay the auction value of the stalled Amwaj Gate project.

The oil discovery announced by Bahrain , if verified by an international oil consortium as being technically and economically recoverable, could stimulate private investment in the country's energy sector in the near term, according to Moody’s.

A report issued on World Politics Review website stated that the nature of the new oil discovery in Bahrain is “an offshore shale oil field, which if successful would be the first of its kind in the world.”

A report issued by CBRE said that Bahrain's freehold apartment sector is poised for solid growth with a pipeline supply of almost 7,000 units planned for delivery over the next three years.

Investcorp, a leading global provider and manager of alternative investment products (whose headquarters is in Bahrain), announced that it has purchased Bürocampus Wangen, based in Stuttgart, Germany for approximately €80 million. The acquisition represents Investcorp's first real estate investment in Germany.

Mark Hardiman, chief executive and managing director of facility operator APM Terminals (APMT) Bahrain, said that “Bahrain’s Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) is currently operating at 45% of its capacity,” hoping that the port’s operations would be doubled. He added that APMT Bahrain aimed to make “the full use” of the dock in the coming years.

A new report said that Bahrain is continuously registering positive demand for physical security systems from all major verticals, predominantly government and transportation, retail and BFSI; wherein, video surveillance segment recorded majority of deployment

Net foreign assets at Bahrain’s central bank dropped to a six-month low of 604.8 million dinars ($1.60 billion).

Chairman of the Tender and Auction Board, Bassem Al-Hamr, revealed that “the Board has placed tenders worth more than 3.7 billion dinars in 2017”.

Batelco Ordinary General Assembly approved a monetary dividend of BD 42.58 million, i.e. 25% of the paid capital equivalent to 25 fils per share.

Bahraini aluminum companies have started paying the 10 percent US export tariff imposed by the US administration, officials said.

Al Salam Bank Bahrain announced the election of its new Board of Directors by its Ordinary General Assembly in its meeting held at the Four Seasons Hotel on March 22, 2018.

The Khaleeji Commercial Bank in Bahrain announced the appointment of Jassim Mohammed Al-Seddiqi as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Bahrain's Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al-Zayani predicted that the development of the Manama market would take 18 to 36 months.

Bahrain expects to produce 200,000 barrels per day from its newly discovered oilfield, the daily Al-Ayam reported on Wednesday.