BAHRAIN
Bahrain Beats Budget Projection
Bahrain’s budget deficit for 2012 came in at BD226.6mn ($602.8mn), 83% below official projections of BD1,328.4mn ($3,533.5mn), as actual oil prices well above the conservative figures used in the original projections boosted Manama’s coffers.
According to Bahrain’s Ministry of Finance, total revenue at BD3,034.3mn ($8,071.2mn) was 20% above the budgeted figure, while total expenditure...
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