An Oasis of Opportunity.

Baytik Industrial Oasis (BIO) is a state-of-the-art industrial park at Bahrain International Investment Park (BIIP) in Hidd, Kingdom of Bahrain.

The project, a first-of-its-kind in the kingdom, aims to drive further economic diversification in the industrial sector, generating greater inward investment and stimulating jobs creation in Bahrain by capitalising on the ongoing expansion in the industrial sector and fast growing demand for industry- based real estate projects. BIO will comprise 154,400 sq m of land to be located within the BIIP, a newly established area in the Hidd industrial zone that focuses on technology, manufacturing and service sectors as well as knowledge-based zones and has been designed to attract investors with value-added activities. BIIP covers over 250 hectares with 25.5 km of readily equipped infrastructure such as roads, street lighting, sewage systems, landscaping and desalination systems. The project is planned to be implemented in two phases. Phase 1 covers an area of 117,400 sq m whereas Phase 2 covers 37,000 sq m. Kuwait Finance House (KFH)-Bahrain will invest more than BD13 million ($34.4 million) to develop Phase 1 of the project. Construction work will end by February 2011. Upon completion, the development will be sublet to potential local and international tenants. Target companies include a broad range of businesses from those in the region to Fortune 500 companies and other international firms engaged in manufacturing and service-oriented industries. As per the guidelines of the BIIP, companies should be engaged in areas such as services and knowledge-based activities, high-technology manufacturing and assembling, light industry, SMEs and industrial processing. Phase 1 comprises Advance Manufacturing Units for leasing purposes. These will be in the form of six units made out of pre-engineered buildings, each unit consisting of four modules of equal sizes for more flexibility. Phase 1 will also include a Knowledge Base Building. This will be an eight-storey building having a total built up area of 9,870 sq m. The building will be finished in all common areas with the rentable space left in a shell form. All necessary infrastructure works required for public utilities to support the operation and utilisation of the project ie electricity, roads, water, sewerage etc will also be available, besides landscaping and ample car parking. Furthermore, BIO will offer potential tenants a host of facilities including those aimed at meeting their security, logistics and administrative needs as well as providing for unparalleled access to sea, air and road transportation. BIO is ideally positioned with the best possible levels of connectivity and access. It is located only five minutes by road to the Bahrain International Airport, the existing seaport of Mina Salman and the new Hidd deepwater port. In addition, there is direct motorway access to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the region's largest market, via the 25 km King Fahad Causeway. Nader Al Moayyed, CEO of Baytik Industrial Investments (BII), a subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House -- Bahrain, said, "Industrial zones are considered to be one of the most important contributors to industrial development. International experience has shown that specialised industrial zones such as BIO played an important role in the development process and the transfer and settlement of technology and added more value to the industrial sector. In addition, it provided the ability to create jobs requiring specialised skills, which constitutes an opportunity for the Bahraini youth to take advantage of working within a professional atmosphere and global competitiveness and the ability to gain international experience."

A compelling concept Kuwait Finance House - Bahrain (KFH-Bahrain) brings to the market a compelling concept in Islamic banking combining both Islamic investment banking and Islamic commercial banking facilities. Established in October 2002 as the first fully-owned subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House, Kuwait, KFH-Bahrain's mission is to deliver excellence and innovation through a broad and integrated range of financial products and services that are in perfect harmony with Shari'a principles. With demand steadily growing for Shari'a compliant products and services, KFH-Bahrain is playing a pioneering role in developing new, groundbreaking services, financing structures and investment vehicles that can effectively meet these needs and deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns. Since its establishment in late 2002, KFH-Bahrain has created a strong portfolio of products and services and devised a number of important innovations that have gained the confidence of a strong and fast-growing customer and investor base.

Bahrain International Investment Park Bahrain International Investment Park (BIIP) provides a unique opportunity for businesses looking to locate manufacturing and international services operations in the Middle East. BIIP is positioned as a location for high-quality foreign direct investment in Bahrain, offering a tax-free zone with full duty free access to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets. This exclusive Middle East business park with its advanced facilities and special customs services offers businesses an unsurpassed base with direct connectivity to the very heart of regional markets.

High value-added manufacturing Bahrain's labour costs, energy costs, taxes and transport infrastructure make a compelling case for manufacturing businesses in a number of areas. Businesses can review their supply chain and business models with the confidence that an extremely robust and sophisticated infrastructure exists in Bahrain that can be utilised to generate significant top and bottomline growth.

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