Bahrain has evolved with booming economic sectors such as real estate and construction, tourism and hospitality, mass communications, shipping and logistics, and retail and finance including Islamic Banking.
Indo-Bahrain bilateral trade in 2013-2014 stood at a whopping $1.2 billion; a spectacular jump from merely $220 million in 1999-2000.
Bahrain is located at the entry gate of a huge consumer market consisting of Gulf & other emerging economies of the Middle East and North Africa.
Indian companies can use hubs such as Bahrain due to in place infrastructure to achieve less lead time and avoid bottlenecks.
Why Invest in India
India is the ninth-largest civil aviation market in the world, with a market size of around US$16 billion. India is expected to become the third largest aviation market by 2020#.
Witnessing a growth of 17.62% over the previous year, total passenger traffic stood at a 223.6 million in FY16, which was recorded at 190.1 million in FY15 in India.
Bahrain developed adequate infrastructure, such as sea and air ports, which stimulated the growth of tourism and the financial sector including Islamic Banking.
Growth in passenger traffic has been strong since the new millennium, especially with rising incomes and low-cost aviation; during FY06-16, passenger traffic grew at a CAGR of 11.8% in the country.
Market Size
During January-August 2016, domestic air passenger traffic rose 23.14 per cent to 64.47 million from 52.36 million during the same period in 2015. Passenger traffic during FY 2015-16 increased at a rate of 21.3 per cent to 85.57 million from 70.54 million in the FY 2014-15
In July 2016, total aircraft movements at all Indian airports stood at 168,400, which was 14.3 per cent higher than July 2015. International. aircraft movements increased by 8.2 per cent to 32,830 in July 2016 from 30,330 in July 2015. Domestic aircraft movements increased by 15.8 per cent to 135,570 in July 2016 from 117,050 in July 2015.
Indian domestic air traffic is expected to cross 100 million passengers by FY2017, compared to 81 million passengers in 2015, as per Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA).
India is among the five fastest-growing aviation markets globally with 275 million new passengers. The airlines operating in India are projected to record a collective operating profit of Rs 8,100 crore (US$ 1.29 Billion) in fiscal year 2016, according to Crisil Ltd.
Road Ahead
India's aviation industry is largely untapped with huge growth opportunities, considering that air transport is still expensive for majority of the country's population, of which nearly 40 per cent is the upwardly mobile middle class.
The industry stakeholders should engage and collaborate with policy makers to implement efficient and rational decisions that would boost India's civil aviation industry. With the right policies and relentless focus on quality, cost and passenger interest India would be well placed to achieve its vision of becoming the third-largest aviation market by 2020 and the largest by 2030.
Indian Government to allow 100% foreign ownership by non-airline players in the Indian Carriers. Govt of India also considering removal of an anomaly restricting Foreign Direct Investment in India. (Source: Times of India; Jan 5th 2017)
Increased Turnovers & Profits
To increase the Turnovers & Profits with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 15% with the estimate's accuracy at 98%
Cultivating Stable and Sustainable Businesses
Strategic Planning to reach the Break-Even Point at a faster rate
Maintaining robust Gross Margins and a stable Net Worth
To sustainably decrease the Dividend Payouts and maintain a stable Acid Test Ratio
The What, Why and How's
Comprehensive Business Plans
Other Concise Proposals
Proposals to Open Sharia Compliant Islamic Banking Institutions
To open Factories, Manufacturing Industries, R&D Facilities
Developing and utilizing Ports for Shipbuilding and as Major Cargo Hubs
Developing and identifying Airports as Hubs for better connectivity
Construction & Real Estate: Collaboration to identify key areas for development
Finding Strategic Partners for Infrastructure Projects
Identifying & Executing Key Sponsorship Deals
Contact
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