
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
The Kingdom of Bahrain and BITs: An Overview