Bahrain passed a new law allowing 100% foreign ownership in various sectors.

On 19 July 2016, the Cabinet approved an amendment to the Commercial Companies Law. The new law will allow 100 per cent foreign ownership in residency, food, administrative services, arts, health and social work, information and communications, mining and quarrying, water supplying, real estate and technical activities, and manufacturing, amongst others.

• Type:

  • Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)

• Industry:

  • Not industry specific

• Sources:

  • Gulf Insider, Bahrain Approves New Law Allowing 100% Foreign Ownership, http://gulf-insider.com/bahrain-approves-new-law-allowing-100-foreign-ownership/, 01 Aug 2016
  • The EIU, Government permits full foreign ownership of companies, http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=1854439369&Country=Bahrain&topic=Economy&subtopic=Forecast&subsubtopic=Policy+trends&u=1&pid=1584407742&oid=1584407742&uid=1, 25 Jul 2016
  • ZAWYA, 100% Foreign Ownership of Businesses Likely to Positively Impact Bahrain's Real Estate Market in The Long Term, http://www.zawya.com/mena/en/story/ZAWYA20160721073340/, 21 Jul 2016