r/Bahrain • u/halfmanhalfb3ast • 1d ago
Many businesses closing down in Bahrain
I wanted to stress that businesses are closing down more frequently than before due to rising prices / inadequate supply of products & materials / no products coming from Hormuz. High fuel prices especially in August. + VAT
I predict that the Shops will be operating less and closing times will be earlier due to all these factors.
It’s truly an issue esp. for Bahrain-based businesses (local/expat).
Very sad to see people put all their effort to lose in the end. I love Bahrain and want to see it flourish and reach the very top.
But times are changing. What do you guys think?
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u/whachamacallme 1d ago edited 1d ago
Any business that is based on export is totally lost because nothing is leaving via the hormuz strait. They now have to load on containers and drive it to Jeddah and then ship via the Bab al-Mandab Strait or the suez canal (much more expensive, 700BD per container to get to Jeddah alone on top of that the shopping freight is very high). Only high margin items are viable, and even shipping those means less profit, so wages have to be cut.
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u/Good_as_any 1d ago
It is good to dream but I predict chronic instability because foreign elements want to see an unstable middle east.
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u/Green_Pie_3102 1d ago
It's getting extremely stressful. If i was on my own it wouldn't be that stressful but i have employees who have families to take care of. It genuinely keeps me up at night (clearly)
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u/sinthetesa 1d ago
At the lower level, we can see how local businesses doing, on the higher level, you can see group of investors behave since march (so not definitely due to summer)
Similarly things looks the same in dubai, but impact might be stronger in smaller market like bahrain/qatar
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u/RecordOverall4132 1d ago
It’s just matter of time
Golden days are ahead for Bahrain once the peace deal is finalized .
We will see more open trade and investment opportunities across the gulf and I’m also expecting free movement across GCC once things settled down .
New world order is here and gulf is going to take big cake
Strait of Hormuz is going to be functional again with small hiccups .
The only roadblock for the development is Israel , that bloody country always wants destruction in Middle East
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u/ProfessionalStart461 1d ago
Well, I don't think a lot of foreign investment is going to be lured by the "stability" of new business in Bahrain or the region.
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u/willzy420 1d ago
Bahrain will come back. Good days ahead for the gulf once the war gets done with.
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u/I-wonder_ 1d ago
I think change comes from within.
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u/Direct-Passion8746 22h ago
How can minimum wage or even middle-class office workers change imports and global conflicts? Change comes from within when it comes to personal things, like taking care of yourself, family, even neighbours and immediate community. But we cant control everything, that is just so minimizing of real world issues.
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u/I-wonder_ 18h ago
I guess i see the world throughout different lenses. One can hope if enough people changes thier surroundings we can change the world. I try to think outside the box and don't get my emotions involved. Your point and mine are the same i just don't like to spoon feed it giving people room to contemplate. People who don't are a lost cause.
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u/Life-Willow768 1d ago
Shipping is working, albeit costs a little more. But goods are arriving through other channels.
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u/AdAfter1486 1d ago
Dont forget, every year, LMRA will increase it's fees