Nearly 3,000 Bahrainis are registered under the Productive Families Home Licence (Khatwa) programme, a landmark initiative by the Social Development Ministry to support home-based businesses and productive families by providing them with legal recognition, training and access to local and regional markets.
According to the latest figures presented to the Northern Municipal Council, 2,964 individuals are currently licensed under the scheme, which has grown steadily since its launch in 2010 and is now regarded as one of the most important drivers of Bahrain’s informal economy being integrated into the formal sector .
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