Does Bahrain have more local people in the workforce than its neighbouring countries?
Yes. Maybe because we are an island and we started everything before the other countries. The first education system started in Bahrain in 1919, the first female education started in 1929. Bahrain was the first Gulf country where they discovered oil and development started here first. We used to send teachers to the other Gulf countries to teach in their schools. We started diversifying our economy in the 1960s. Does Bahrain plan to carve out a niche for itself by attracting a particular type of company? We know that we have limited land and that we have to utilise it effectively. We also know that we have limited oil and gas and we have to make sure that we attract intelligent foreign direct investment, companies that will create medium and high skilled jobs. You are using low inflation as a selling point to attract investors, but what’s to say inflation won’t rise if enough companies listen to your advice and come to Bahrain? Inflation depends on the growth, and in Bahrain we want to
