It is said that this government in Bahrain is the "government of foreigners" because it prefers foreigners over its citizens, and passes all the legislations that would facilitate bringing in foreigners to the country to compete with its citizens over their livelihoods.

Three requests on the establishment of parliamentary commissions of inquiry on topics related to housing, health and economic stagnation were submitted by a Parliamentary bloc yesterday, with the participation of number of MPs, according to the Al-Ayam newspaper.

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism said it will monitor markets and prices after implementation of value-added tax (VAT).

The Bahrain Financial and Administrative National Audit Office said in its report for 2017 and 2018 that the Ministry of Industry and Trade does not conduct any periodic inspections of bakeries.

Five members of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry filed a lawsuit before the Civil Court against the chamber’s president demanding the last meeting’s proceedings to be annulled.

Nabeel Kanoo announced on Thursday (January 12, 2017), that he resigned from him membership at the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), expressing discontent with the interference of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in the chamber’s internal affairs.

Economic experts confirmed that the value-added tax (VAT), which Gulf countries intend to impose in 2018, will be borne by the end user and consumer (citizens and residents) and not the traders.