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Bahrain’s Bilateral Investment Treaties 

To date, the Kingdom of Bahrain has signed 35 (ratified 32) bilateral investment treaties (BITs).  The BITs are available below:

1. Algeria

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Algeria for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 11 June 2000 | Date of Entry into Force: 19 July 2000
  • Official Gazette No. 2434: Legislative decree number (17) of the year 2000
  • Languages: Arabic

2. Bangladesh

  • Agreement on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
  • Date of Signature: 22 December 2015 | Date of Entry into Force: 23 March 2017
  • Official Gazette No. 3306: Law number (9) of the year 2017
  • Languages: Arabic | English

3. Belarus

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 26 October 2002 | Date of Entry into Force: 19 August 2004
  • Official Gazette No. 2648: Law number (18) of the year 2004
  • Languages: Arabic | English | Russian

4. Belgium-Luxembourg

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union for the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 11 July 2006 | Date of Entry into Force: 29 June 2007
  • Official Gazette No. 2797: Law number (8) of the year 2007
  • Languages: Arabic | English

5. Brunei

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 14 January 2008 | Date of Entry into Force: 22 May 2009
  • Official Gazette No. 2896: Law number (18) of the year 2009
  • Languages: Arabic | English

6. Bulgaria

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria for the Promotion and Protection of Investment
  • Date of Signature: 26 June 2009 | Date of Entry into Force: 26 March 2010
  • Official Gazette No. 2940: Law number (12) of the year 2010
  • Languages: Arabic | English | Bulgarian

7. China

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the People’s Republic of China concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment
  • Date of Signature: 17 June 1999 | Date of Entry into Force: 14 July 1999
  • Official Gazette No. 2381: Legislative decree number (29) of the year 1999
  • Languages: Arabic | English

8. Czech Republic

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Czech Republic for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 15 October 2007 | Date of Entry into Force: 01 May 2009
  • Official Gazette No. 2893: Law number (10) of the year 2009
  • Languages: Arabic | English

9. Egypt

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Egypt for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 17 September 1997 | Date of Entry into Force: 01 October 1997
  • Official Gazette No. 2288: Legislative decree number (16) of the year 1997
  • Languages: Arabic

10. France

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Republic of France for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 24 February 2004 | Date of Entry into Force: 16 December 2004
  • Official Gazette No. 2665: Law number (23) of the year 2004
  • Languages: Arabic | French

11. Germany

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 05 February 2007 | Date of Entry into Force: 05 June 2009
  • Official Gazette No. 2898: Law number (22) of the year 2009
  • Languages: Arabic| English | German

12. India

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Republic of India for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 13 January 2004 | Date of Entry into Force: 20 October 2006
  • Official Gazette No. 2761: Law number (71) of the year 2006
  • Languages: Arabic | English

13. Iran

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Iran for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 19 October 2002 | Date of Entry into Force: 23 October 2002
  • Official Gazette No. 2553: Legislative decree number (52) of the year 2002
  • Languages: Arabic | English

14. Italy

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Italian Republic on the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 29 October 2006 | Date of Entry into Force: 20 July 2007
  • Official Gazette No. 2800: Law number (9) of the year 2007
  • Languages: Arabic | English | Italian

15. Jordan

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Jordan for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 08 February 2000 | Date of Entry into Force: 16 February 2000
  • Official Gazette No. 2412: Legislative decree number (1) of the year 2000
  • Languages: Arabic

16. Lebanon

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Lebanon for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 07 August 2003 | Date of Entry into Force: 12 May 2005
  • Official Gazette No. 2686: Law number (5) of the year 2005
  • Languages: Arabic

17. Malaysia

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Malaysia for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 15 June 1999 | Date of Entry into Force: 04 August 1999
  • Official Gazette No. 2384: Legislative decree number (31) of the year 1999
  • Languages: Arabic | English

18. Mexico

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the United Mexican States on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 29 November 2012 | Date of Entry into Force: 26 July 2013
  • Official Gazette No. 3114: Law number (19) of the year 2013
  • Languages: Arabic | English | Spanish

19. Morocco

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Morocco for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 07 April 2000 | Date of Entry into Force: 31 January 2001
  • Official Gazette No. 2462: Legislative decree number (7) of the year 2001
  • Languages: Arabic

20. Netherlands

  • Agreement on Promotion and Protection of Investments between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Date of Signature: 05 February 2007 | Date of Entry into Force: 01 May 2009
  • Official Gazette No. 2893: Law number (12) of the year 2009
  • Languages: Arabic | English | Dutch

21. Pakistan

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 18 March 2014 | Date of Entry into Force: 16 July 2015
  • Official Gazette No. 3218: Law number (13) of the year 2015
  • Languages: Arabic | English

22. Philippines

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Republic of Philippines for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 07 November 2001 | Date of Entry into Force: 19 December 2001
  • Official Gazette No. 2508: Legislative decree number (33) of the year 2001
  • Languages: Arabic | English

23. Russia

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Russian Federation for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 29 April 2014 | Date of Entry into Force: 15 December 2015
  • Official Gazette No. 3243: Law No. 38 for the year 2016
  • Languages: Arabic | English | Russian

24. Singapore

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Singapore for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 27 October 2003 | Date of Entry into Force: 16 December 2004
  • Official Gazette No. 2665: Law number (21) of the year 2004
  • Languages: Arabic | English

25. Spain

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Kingdom of Spain on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 22 May 2008 | Date of Entry into Force: 29 June 2012
  • Official Gazette No. 3058: Law number (30) of the year 2012
  • Languages: Arabic | English | Spanish

26. Sudan

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Sudan for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 22 March 2006 | Date of Entry into Force: 24 July 2009
  • Official Gazette No. 2905: Law number (43) of the year 2009
  • Languages: Arabic

27. Syria

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Syria for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 20 September 2000 | Date of Entry into Force: 18 October 2000
  • Official Gazette No. 2447: Legislative decree number (27) of the year 2000
  • Languages: Arabic

28. Tajikistan 

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 28 May 2014 | Date of Entry into Force: 01 February 2016
  • Official Gazette No. 3249: Legislative Decree No. 5 for the year 2016
  • Languages: Arabic | English

29. Thailand

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 21 May 2002 | Date of Entry into Force: 17 July 2002
  • Official Gazette No. 2508: Legislative decree number (11) of the year 2002
  • Languages: Arabic | English

30. Turkey

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Republic of Turkey concerning the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 15 February 2006 | Date of Entry into Force: 07 August 2014
  • Official Gazette No. 3168: Law number (29) of the year 2014
  • Languages: Arabic | English | Turkish

31. Turkmenistan

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Turkmenistan for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 09 February 2011 | Date of Entry into Force: 02 March 2012
  • Official Gazette No. 3041: Law number (9) of the year 2012
  • Languages: Arabic | English

32. United Kingdom

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 30 October 1991 | Date of Entry into Force: 30 October 1991
  • Official Gazette No. 1985: Legislative decree number (17) of the year 1991
  • Languages: Arabic | English

33. United States

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the United States of America concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment
  • Date of Signature: 29 September 1999 | Date of Entry into Force: 17 November 1999
  • Official Gazette No. 2399: Law number (37) of the year 1999
  • Languages: Arabic | English

34. Uzbekistan

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 16 November 2009 | Date of Entry into Force: 11 June 2010
  • Official Gazette No. 2951: Law number (18) of the year 2010
  • Languages: Arabic | English

35. Yemen

  • Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Yemen for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • Date of Signature: 28 December 2002 | Date of Entry into Force: 03 June 2004
  • Official Gazette No. 2637: Law number (5) of the year 2004
  • Languages: Arabic

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