Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 11

14-March-2005

BAHRAIN

Bahrain And Qatar Sign Preliminary Agreement On Causeway

Bahrain and Qatar on 27 February signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a project to link the two states by a causeway. The two governments formed a committee to study issues connected with the proposed link-up in early 2000 (MEES, 28 February 2000). The scheme received a boost when Bahrain and Qatar settled a long-standing border dispute in March 2001 (MEES, 19...