Tim Murray leads Aluminium Bahrain, one of the world's top 10 aluminium producers. You never know where a blind ad will lead you. It led Tim Murray from Knoxville, Tenn., to the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Middle East. Murray is CEO of Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the world’s top 10 aluminium producers. He joined Alba in 2007 as general manager of finance after applying to an ad in the Economist. Then things moved fast. Murray served as Alba’s chief finance and supply officer, chief Read more [...]

Approximately GBP300 million or US$456.16 million of debt investment was prepared by bankers to back the possible sale of Bahrain-based Investcorp's INVB.BH online payment unit, Skrill, banking informants stated. In March 2007, Skrill was bought by Investcorp Technology Partners which was the bank's technology private equity unit. Thomson Reuters LPC's figures showed that the previously called Moneybookers was worth Euro 105 million.Like Us on Facebook With the help of Barclays, Investcorp Read more [...]

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Manama, June 28 (BNA)-- State Minister for Electricity and Water Affairs Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza received President of the Social Media Club Bahrain Ali Sabkar and members. He stressed that modern social networking systems have become more efficient than ever before in exchanging experiences, lauding the role of the club, which has more than 400,000 members all over the world, in promoting Read more [...]

Doha, June 28 (BNA)-- Bahrain's embassy cultural department in Doha held an honouring ceremony for Bahraini graduates from the University of Qatar in the academic year 2012-2013. The celebration was held under the patronage of Bahraini Ambassador to Qatar Wahid Mubarak Sayar who delegated Advisor Nasser Faris Qatami to attend it. Mr. Qatami congratulated in his welcoming speech the graduates urging them Read more [...]

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy received the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award for his mass contact programme initiative from United Nations Under Secretary General Wu Hongbo. The award was presented at a function held in Bahrain.Chandy bagged the first place in the category 'Preventing and Combating Corruption in the public. He received the award for the mass contact programme which he had conducted in 2011 after becoming the Chief Minister for the second time. The highlight of Read more [...]