Business & Investment

Why invest in Bahrain?

Bahrain offers valuable opportunities for businesses and the best market access to growing Gulf economies and beyond.

Located at the heart of the Gulf region, Bahrain has a natural geographic advantage, which is continually enhanced through new infrastructure projects. With access to an economy worth US$2 trillion, Bahrain’s position at the heart of the Arabian Gulf makes access to every market in the region very quick, efficient, and convenient.

Attractive business and investment environment that helps any investor to establish their business conveniently. Some of the incentives that Bahrain offers are:

• Low establishment and operational costs for businesses.
• Few indirect taxes for private enterprises and individuals.
• Highly skilled bi-lingual local and global workforce.
• 100% foreign ownership of business assets.

How to start a your own business or company in Bahrain?

You can easily set up your business in Bahrain with accessible online support and assistance at every step of your venture.

To get started you can:

• Download the “Al-Tajir” app, the first comprehensive mobile app of its kind in the region offering eServices designed for business owners in the Kingdom of Bahrain available through the eGovernment Apps Store to access a range of services offered by a number of different ministries and government entities which includes Commercial Registration (CR) Services, Insurance contributions and healthcare services, paying monthly bills for work permits and electricity and water bills, application management for CRs, search CR, activities, and agencies, and more.
• Visit Sijilat.bh portal to get all information & related eServices to start a business
• Visit Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) website to discover business & investment opportunities in the kingdom.

Investing in Land and Properties

The Government Land Investment Platform was launched as part of the economic recovery plan’s priority to facilitate commercial procedures and improve its effectiveness. The platform is an innovative way to facilitate investment procedures in government lands and to develop a mechanism and governance of procedures related to government property, and contributes to linking investors with government owned real estate and related government entities in one platform within the framework of enhancing transparency, making government land data available fairly for those wishing to invest in it, involving the private sector in providing government services, and attracting qualitative investments.

The platform is an embodiment of the partnership between the public and private sectors in providing government services and attracting qualitative investments with the aim to stimulate investment and land construction and accelerate the implementation of development projects for citizens and residents in the Kingdom.

Investors are offered the opportunity to invest land in various vital sectors such as commercial, recreational, educational, health and others.

• View the lands offered for investment
• Learn about the investment process for government lands