VOL. XXXIX

No. 50

9-September-1996

BAHRAIN

Bahrain Set To Spend $2.39Bn On Development Projects

The Bahraini Minister of Information, Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim al-Mutawi', said in a press interview on 2 September that the Bahraini Government has drawn up a BD900mn ($2.39bn) plan for the development of the country's infrastructure, which will include among other things the construction of a $600mn power plant to meet growing demand for electricity and a new sea port at the proposed industrial...