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Incentives

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  • Incentive not offered
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Cash grants/incentives
Tax exemptionsMore [+]Less [-]
  • No ring fenced economic zones - no off shore/on shore differentiation.
  • Zero personal tax.
  • No corporate tax.
  • 100% foreign ownership of companies permitted.
  • Bahrain is ranked 4th most favourable tax regime in the world.
Property assistance / other fiscal incentiveMore [+]Less [-]
  • The Economic Development Board provides services including: acting as the first point of contact to the Kingdom, understanding the objectives of every investor, providing information regarding the relevant procedures for setting up in business, and helping to form a network of contacts in Bahrain.
  • Economic Development Board coordinates land selection and access to other resources. Industrial land is offered at a subsidized rate too in the form of long-term leases.
Training and labor market assistanceMore [+]Less [-]
  • The Bahrain Economic Development Board and the Bahrain Investors Centre provide assistance by way of advice.
  • Tamkeen, which is Bahrain’s independent authority set up to devise strategic and operational plans to invest in Bahraini employability, can also offer assistance.
  • Support is given to foreign investors from Tamkeen which indirectly subsidizes companies setting-up in Bahrain through support with employee development and training.
Loan guarantees, cheap loans or financeMore [+]Less [-]
  • The Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) offers loan schemes to foreign investors.
Exemptions from regulationsMore [+]Less [-]
  • The Bahrain International Industrial Park offers a five year exemption from “Bahrainization” quotas to foreign investors, a 5 year exemption on customs import tax on imported equipment and tax exemption for 10 years.
  • The Bahrain Logistics Zone functions as a customs-free zone.
Target sectorsMore [+]Less [-]
  1. Financial Services
  2. Business Services
  3. Logistics and Manufacturing
Sectors specific incentivesMore [+]Less [-]

Logistics

  • Warehousing facilities with all utilities and security.
  • Office and commercial space.
  • Dedicated account managers.
  • One-stop-shop services.
  • 24-hour customs facilities.
  • Facilitation with government services.
  • Services such as facilities management, special waste management.
  • Advanced professional support services such as IT support, temporary personnel and equipment leasing.


Financial Services

  • Tried and tested location for finance - more than 40 years as a finance centre – the first in the Gulf.
  • 412 licensed financial institutions – local, regional, international.
  • Banking is the cornerstone of the finance industry, now diversified into all aspects of finance including funds, insurance, reinsurance, Islamic finance and capital markets.
  • Backed by the highest regulatory and supervisory standards in the region – both conventional and Islamic.
  • Private sector is an engine of growth with many major Gulf and Western institutions and companies represented.
  • Wide pool of skilled finance staff.

 

Sponsorship

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