With Saudi Arabia?s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman?s visit to France, both the countries look forward to build bilateral trade relations to strengthen security, economy and business between them
Technology
?ICT expansion and transport upgrades reshape Bahrain?s economy?

The publication assesses trends and developments across the economy, including those in macroeconomics, infrastructure, banking and others. (Image source: Vladislav Bezrukov/Flickr)
Bahrain has focused on ICT and infrastructure development to drive economic growth, a move that helped the country to make 2017 a record year for inward investment, according to a new report by Oxford Business Group (OBG), the global research and consultancy firm
Schneider Electric?s smart devices aim to save utility expenses

Renaud Salins, ambassador of France in Oman, with Hanan Darwish, cluster president for the Gulf and Pakistan at Schneider Electric, open the Innovation Hub on Wheels, showcasing smart cities innovations for Oman. (Image source: Schneider Electric)
Schneider Electric, one of the leading providers in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has launched a showcase of smart city innovations to enable residents and businesses to save time and money on their utilities
Egypt?s digital forensic lab to improve IPR?s protection and enforcement

The initiative aims to attract investors to explore investment opportunities in Egypt. (Image source: Marwa Morgan/Flickr)
The government of Egypt has announced to set up a specialised digital forensic lab for intellectual property as part of its enforcement schemes of combating software piracy
The Business Year and Investors Group Iran collaborate in research on Iran?s national economies

The aim is to bring foreign investment and new technologies to Iran to give a significant input to the economy. (Image source: Andrey/Flickr)
The Business Year (TBY) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Investors Group Iran (IGI) to help IGI?s annual research on Iran?s economy