Bahrain has seen a 73 per cent jump in foreign direct investment (FDI) to $1.8 billion in 2021, reveals the World Investment Report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Last year saw the kingdom record the 2nd highest value in FDI inflows in a decade, and also outperform developing countries which were the largest recipients of FDI in 2021.
Total global FDI flows in 2021 were $1.6 trillion, up 64pc from 2020.
Full details in tomorrow’s GDN.