MP Ahmed Al-Sallom revealed that the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications' revenues reach 50 million Dinar for every fiscal year, 50% of them are obtained from passengers' fees.

The Central Bank of Bahrain announced that the new issue of weekly Government Treasury Bills given out by the Central Bank of Bahrain on behalf of the Government of Bahrain has been oversubscribed.

Public debt fixed at BD 11.45 billion in January 2019, backed by the effects of the fiscal balance program funded by Gulf countries, the Central Bank of Bahrain said on Monday.

The National Oil and Gas Authority signed on Monday (April 1, 2019) a letter of intent with Chevron Company regarding conducting a joint assessment study for the discovery and exploration of oil in the Gulf of Bahrain region.

Remittances by foreign workers in Bahrain increased to about 22.1 million dinars ($3.3 billion) in 2018, according to recent official statistics.

Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) President Samir Nass said that 2018 year constituted a major difficult challenge, in particular on the construction sector, noting the unexpected cost increase of some main constructions materials, as well as the delay of some large projects like Bapco expansion, which had a negative impact on the company's performance.

Speaking about Ericsson and Huawei companies starting G5 service in Bahrain, Transportation and Telecommunications Minister Kamal Ahmed stressed that Bahrain is not worried about the spying of Chinese Huawei company on telecommunications in Bahrain.

Bahrain, headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, plans to roll out a commercial 5G mobile network by June, partly using Huawei technology despite the United States' concerns the Chinese telecom giant's equipment could be used for spying.

US Ambassador Justin Siberell said he looked forward to accompanying Bahraini Oil Minister Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa to Houston to promote an oil field that Bahrain says it has discovered.

The US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Justin Siberell, confirmed that some US importers of aluminum products have received tariff exemptions in a number of cases.

The US ambassador to Bahrain Justin Siberell said that bilateral trade between Bahrain and his country exceeded $3 billion last year, pointing out the importance of the free trade agreement between the two countries.

Bahrain's total non-oil exports amounted to 248 million dinars in February, annual data of the Customs Affairs Authority showed.

Bahrain's central bank said it cut its one-month deposit rate to 3.10% from 3.25% on Wednesday, but kept rates for overnight and one-week deposit facilities unchanged.

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, two representatives of the Saudi Fund for Development, and the Bahraini Oil and Gas Holding Company signed an agreement to fund oil and gas projects in Bahrain worth $300 million, in the presence of Oil Minister Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa.

A British real estate company signed on Sunday (March 10, 2019) an agreement under which it manages Bahrain World Trade Center and Moda Mall.

Low oil prices increase the credit challenges of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, especially Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, said Moody's credit ratings agency.

The US State Department condemned human rights violations in Bahrain, which include arbitrary arrest, detention of political prisoners and torture.

The production process of the first shale oil well in Bahrain will begin next April or May, said a Tatweer Petroleum official.

Bahrain plans to commission its expanded oil refinery by early 2023, allowing it to sell and trade more petroleum products in the Gulf region and Asia, the chief executive of state-owned oil company Bapco said.

The General Assembly of the Bahrain Aluminium Company (ALBA) has approved an annual financial reward of about a quarter million BD for board members, at a time when the country is working to reduce its expenses to confront the rise of public debt.