During the twenties and thirties of the 20th century Bahrain became the main centre for the distribution of goods for the Arabian Peninsula.

Bahrain Television was established during the reign of Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa

Indian currencies were the only accepted currency in Bahrain in the 19th century.

Bahrain's light industries include aluminum products, concrete blocks, paints, mattresses, air conditioning, dairy and poultry products, furniture, plastic bags, paper manufacture and fiberglass units.

Abu Saafah is a production oil field that is shared between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia 

Officially opened in 1990

The majority of Bahrain imports in the early 19th century used to come from india. 

A major portion of Bapco’s customer base is constituted by the Middle East, India, the Far East, South East Asia and Africa.

The second major industry to be developed in Bahrain was Aluminum Bahrain (ALBA).

The oil and gas sectors earn about two thirds of government revenues, but have only a 20-25 percent share of GDP.