Bahrain EDB’s CEO H.E. Noor is doubling down on growth amid mounting regional headwinds

As competition for global investment heats up across the Gulf, it’s easy to assume bigger is always better. But for Bahrain, the smallest of the GCC states, its strengths come not from its size but from its strategic positioning, according to the head of the government agency tasked with bringing investment into the kingdom.
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As competition for global investment heats up across the Gulf, it’s easy to assume bigger is always better. But for Bahrain, the smallest of the GCC states, its strengths come not from its size but from its strategic positioning, according to the head of the government agency tasked with bringing investment into the kingdom. “The good thing about being a small country is that we have no ego, so we’re not trying to compete with the big players,” H.E. Noor bint Ali Alkhulaif, the CEO of Bahrain’s Economic Development Board (EDB), tells Fortune.
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- As competition for global investment heats up across the Gulf, it’s easy to assume bigger is always better. But for Bahrain, the smallest of the GCC states, its strengths come not from its size but from its strategic positioning, according to the head of the government agency tasked with bringing investment into the kingdom.
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