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Bahrain (Middle East)

Bahrain

Bahrain or Bahrein (both: bärān', bu–) [key], officially Kingdom of Bahrain, constitutional monarchy and archipelago (2005 est. pop. 688,300), 266 sq mi (689 sq km), in the Persian Gulf. The two main islands are Bahrain and Al Muharraq, connected by a causeway. The capital and chief port is Al Manamah, on Bahrain.

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BAHRAIN: Construction plans for proposed $120,000,000 refinery desulphurisation project, BAHRAIN PETROLEUM CO. (BABCO) [Bahrain] Order #: 090504. (WWP- Report on Oil Gas & Petrochemicals in the Developing World)

BAHRAIN: Invitation to bid on planned $600,000,000 refinery upgrade and expansion project is tentatively scheduled to be issued by some time around the end of the year 2002, BAHRAIN PETROLEUM CO. (BAPCO) [Bahrain] - Order #: 105202. (WWP- Report on Oil Gas & Petrochemicals in the Developing World)

BAHRAIN: GOVERNMENT, IN PRINCIPLE, APPROVAL FOR PROPOSED $1,700,000,000 ALUMINUM EXPANSION PROJECT, ALUMINUM BAHRAIN (ALBA) [BAHRAIN] - Order #: 024502.(Brief Article) (WWP-Report on Mining, Metal Making and Conversion)

BAHRAIN: $650,000,000 funding arrangement is intended to enable proceeding ahead with refinery modernization project, BAHRAIN PETROLEUM CO. (BAPCO) [Bahrain] - Order #: 075501. (WWP- Report on Oil Gas & Petrochemicals in the Developing World)

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BAHRAIN: $32,000,000 INVESTMENT AIMED AT IMPROVING ALUMINUM MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND REDUCING PRODUCTION COSTS, ALUMINIUM BAHRAIN (ALBA) [BAHRAIN] - Order #: 129300. (WWP-Report on Mining, Metal Making and Conversion)

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Bahrain Financial Harbour repays $134 million facility. (CPI Financial)

Bahrain seeks to regain its crown: the global economic crisis is giving the kingdom a chance to revive its position as the region's financial hub. (MEED Middle East Economic Digest)

BAHRAIN: Project feasibility study for proposed $1,500,000,000 petrochemical complex, BAHRAIN PETROLEUM CO. (BAPCO) [Bahrain] - Order #: 105102. (WWP- Report on Oil Gas & Petrochemicals in the Developing World)

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