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From The Report: Bahrain 2022
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Bahrain is an archipelagic nation, with most of its economic activity taking place across its four main interconnected islands: Bahrain, Al Muharraq, Sitra and Umm Al Nasan. In the planning stages as of mid-2022, a number of big-ticket transport infrastructure projects are set to facilitate a better flow of people, goods and services between – and across – the country’s borders. Looking ahead, the transport sector features prominently in the government’s post-pandemic economic recovery and development strategies, which aim to bolster transport infrastructure and transport-related revenue and increase the kingdom’s traversable landmass.

This chapter contains an interview with Mohamed Yousif Albinfalah, CEO, Bahrain Airport Company.

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Overview

Strong connections: New logistics strategy and focus on large-scale projects look set to boost infrastructure and investment
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Bahrain is an archipelagic nation, with most of its economic activity taking place across its four main interconnected islands: Bahrain Island, Al Muharraq Island, Sitra Island and Umm Al Nasan Island. In the planning stages as of mid-2022, a number of big-ticket transport infrastructure projects are set to facilitate a better flow of people, goods and services between – and across – the country’s borders. The Covid-19 pandemic had a detrimental effect on economies worldwide and caused an…

Interview

Harmonised procedures: Mohamed Yousif Albinfalah, CEO, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), on the role of technology in overcoming disruptions
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Interview:Mohamed Yousif Albinfalah What were the main challenges the aviation industry faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, and how were these overcome? MOHAMED YOUSIF ALBINFALAH: The pressing need to set up special operations at the airport to deal with the pandemic was apparent as early as January 2020, when operations at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) were still running from the old terminal. Concurrently, BAC was involved in completing the construction of phase one of the new terminal,…

Analysis

Gateway to the Gulf: Modernisation projects will drive regional logistics efficiencies
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Bahrain is making progress towards a long-standing goal of leveraging its geographic advantage as a gateway to the Gulf, using highly integrated port connections to become a leading regional logistics centre. In November 2021 the government unveiled the Logistics Services Sector Strategy 2022-26, which aims to lift the sector’s contribution to GDP to 10% and establish Bahrain among the top-20 logistics destinations in the world. Favourable regulations, augmented port and airport infrastructure…