Bahrain considers wastewater IPO strategy

Manama has acquired a taste for unexplored territory in the Gulf’s wastewater sector. It could offer local investors a share of the spoils through a series of wastewater spin-offs.


The procurement of the flagship wastewater treatment project at Muharraq is nearing its conclusion, and the Bahraini government is now turning its attention to distributing the benefits of its wastewater privatisation programme to local investors.

The Ministry of Finance is exploring the possibility of making an initial public offering (IPO) of shares in future wastewater project companies mandatory. “The government ...

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