Doing Business with Bahrain: A Guide to Investment Opportunities and Business Practice

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910219645803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Place of publication not identified], : GMB Publishing Limited Imprint, 2005
• ISBN: 1-280-25124-7; 9786610251247; 1-905050-52-6
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (308 pages)
• Collana: Global market briefings Doing business with Bahrain
• Disciplina: 382.095365
• Soggetti: Business enterprises - Bahrain; Industries - Bahrain; Industrial policy - Bahrain; Investments, Foreign - Bahrain; Finance; Commerce; Business & Economics; Investment & Speculation; Local Commerce; Bahrain Commerce
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Part One Country Background -- 1.1 Geography and History -- 1.2 The Political System -- 1.3 Bahrain's Economy -- 1.4 Foreign Trade -- 1.5 The Bahrain-US Free Trade Agreement -- Part Two The Investment Climate -- 2.1 Current Strategies in Attracting Investment and Fostering Development -- 2.2 Investment Flows in Bahrain -- 2.3 The Development of Corporate Governance in Bahrain -- 2.4 Living and Working in Bahrain -- 2.5 Market Research in Bahrain -- Part Three Bahrain: The Regional Financial Hub -- 3.1 Bahrain: The Financial Capital of the Middle East -- 3.2 The Regulatory Framework for the ; Financial System -- 3.3 Bahrain as an International Centre for Islamic Banking -- 3.4 Retail Banking in Bahrain: An Overview -- 3.5 Bahrain Financial Harbour: Reinforcing Bahrain's Position as the Financial Capital of the Middle East -- 3.6 Company Profile: Gulf Finance House -- 3.7 Company Profile: Stratum -- Part Four Prospective Sectors for Investment -- 4.1 The Oil and Gas Sector -- 4.2 Bahrain's Electricity Sector -- 4.3 Bahrain's Aluminium Industry -- 4.4 Company Profile: Midal Cables -- 4.5 Company Profile: Bahrain Atomisers International BSC -- 4.6 Bahrain's Telecommunications Sector -- 4.7 Bahrain's Telecommunications Sector: The Regulatory Framework -- 4.8 Tourism Development -- 4.9 The Residential Property Market -- 4.10 The Commercial Property Market -- 4.11 The Insurance Environment -- 4.12 Company Profile: The Bahrain International Circuit -- Part Five Bahrain Business Guide -- 5.1 The Legal Regime and Regulatory Environment for International Business -- 5.2 Business Structures and Company Incorporation -- 5.3 Accounting, Auditing and Taxation in Bahrain -- 5.4 Employment Law and Work Permits for Foreigners -- 5.5 Commercial Agency Agreements.; 5.6 Legal Regulation of the Ownership of Land and Real Estate -- 5.7 The Legal Environment and Settlement of Disputes -- 5.8 Forms of Intellectual Property and their Registration -- Part Six Appendices -- Appendix I Transport Infrastructure -- Appendix II Contributor Contact Details -- Index -- Index of advertisers and sponsors.
• Sommario/riassunto: Now in its second edition, Doing Business with Bahrain is the definitive guide to the economic reforms and initiatives now attracting foreign investors to the Kingdom. The guide emphasizes Bahrain's key role as a regional financial hub and provides overviews of prospective sectors for investment, including natural resources, manufacturing, telecommunications and property markets.