Bahrain and Brazil Analysis

Dr. Jibreal Arcadio Mr. Salman Antonio Convention Group jibrealarcadio@gmail.com salmanantonioksa@gmail.com 00973-39718305

Bahrain - Economy
Indicator
Real PIB in Millions Real PIB Year Variation

Participation in World PIB

Participation in Arab World PIB

Participation in World PIB

Bahrain - Economy
Expenses Government Expenses Private Sector

Expenses Per capita

Agriculture Industry Services

Oil Production

Oil Reserves

Tourism

Bahrain - Economy
Investments

International Business
Exports: There was a drop in exports due to global economic scenario of 2009. On the other hand, estimates growth in 2010. Most exports are made up of mineral fuels, followed by aluminum and fertilizers. Among the main export destinations are : UAE, United States, Japan, Chinese Taipei and Qatar. For Brazil, aluminum is the main product of the group. Imports: Imports in 2010 will provide forward recovery to the fall observed in 2009. Vehicles, machinery and building materials are the most imported products across the country. Among main suppliers are: United Arab Emirates, Japan, United States, China, and Germany. The country imports from Brazil mainly iron ore and meat.

Engineering
Construction: The industry is based largely on government contracts for infrastructure and has received revenues from the oil sector. There are big projects like: Bahrain Financial Harbour, many projects in tourism and residential, the new Khalifa Bin Salman Port and the expansion of the Bahrain International Airport. Energy: Oil and gas production is currently sufficient to meet the domestic needs of the country, though this industry is very export-oriented. The biggest consumers of energy stemmed from this sector are the petrochemical and aluminum industries. Communication and transport: The country acts as a strong hub in the Gulf region and has an excellent infrastructure for transport. As this is an island, the government of Bahrain tried to build together with the Saudis, a major link to the transit of people and products. The King Fahd Causeway is a bridge built in 1986 and cost U.S. $ 600 million. The local ports are well equipped to accommodate all types of boats. The modern port facilities make the island's goods are loaded and discharged with great agility, reducing the final cost of products. Bahrain Telecommunications are in a very advanced technological level. Services for mobile telephony are among the most modern region, since Bahrain was the first Gulf country to fully release the communications industry for International bids

Special Points
The country's economy is heavily based on production and refining of petroleum, other sectors that predominate are aluminum, iron and steel and shipbuilding; . Bahrain is an important financial center in the Gulf region; . The policy of economic diversification with respect to the oil industry, large construction projects coupled with an investment policy make the estimates to increase the receipt of foreign direct investment. Already, foreign investment the country should increase mainly to 2011, when it is estimated that to reach $ 1.20 billion; Bahrain exported to the world U.S. $ 12.6 billion in 2009 with emphasis on the agenda: Fuels minerals, aluminum, fertilizers. Regarding imports, the country imported a total of U.S.$ 11 billion worldwide in 2009, the main imports were vehicles, machinery and works stone Among the business opportunities identified for Brazil in Bahrain in different sectors that make up the foreign trade can we give as an example: construction, fashion, decoration and maintenance.

From Brazil To Bahrain

Mining

Meat
Minerals Fish Equipments Pearls and Stones

Milk, Butter, Cheese, Honey

Wood Sugar and candies Food

From Bahrain to Brazil

Aluminium Vehicles

Iron and Steel

Others

Opportunities from Brazil to Bahrain

Bahrain imports more than the world average in several sectors, from the analysis of imports per capita, allowing the consideration that these sectors are potential in that market. Within these sectors, were raised products that match the agenda of the world's 20 most imported in target market and the 20 most exported by Brazil to the world. Follow the following trade opportunities of the sectors considered potential: . Construction: toothed, ribbed steel bars or steel not linked; apparatus for electric control and distribution . Fashion: Shirt and artifacts of jewelry and parts thereof; . Furniture and Decoration: electrical apparatus for lighting, wooden furniture for office, glass objects for decoration;

Opportunities from Brazil to Bahrain

Food: rice and various food preparations; Electronic machinery, and turbo-reactors and turbopropellers and machinery for crushing, grinding, spray and so on.
There are also opportunities in the following sectors: . Medical Hospital: corticosteroid hormones, medicines for therapeutic and prophylactic; antibiotics, medicaments containing alkaloids; . Electronic machinery, shovel loaders front-loading, shovels, diggers etc.; valves including pressure reducing and thermostatic devices, similar for pipes and boilers; . Plastics and rubber chemicals, . Binders prepared molds . Articles of plastics and polymers of ethylene. . Television Production, ITC and Web Developer