June's figures showed the positive economic impact of support measures on the economies of both Kingdoms, with trade returning to $139.6 million – the highest levels since coronavirus struck the region in March this year. The recent reopening of the King Fahd Causeway to transit traffic is expected to further boost trade numbers in the latter half of the year.
According to the new figures, Bahrain's overall trade for the year-half reached $10.4 billion globally, including $2.9 billion to other GCC nations. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the Kingdom's overall global trade figures during H1 reduced by just 2%. The numbers reveal that Bahrain is becoming a regional distribution hub for the logistics industry, with exports to the GCC over the first half of the year representing 66% of the total figure. Imports to the Kingdom from the rest of the GCC represented 34% of the Kingdom's bilateral trade.