Abdulkarim Ahmed Bucheery, Chief Executive of BBK & Chairman of Bahrain Association of Banks

I do not think that Bahrain will easily lose its brand or position as the financial hub for this part of the world. Banking in Bahrain has a tradition.

Mazin Manna, Chief Executive Officer of Citibank Bahrain

The Bahrain 2020's are trading at a yield of around 5.7% down from their peak of 6.8% and are now trading much closer to pre-crisis levels again demonstrating investor interest in Bahrain.

Patrick Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bahrain

The whole banking environment and the economy in general was looking forwards to a strong 2011 and, clearly, with the events of mid-February, we did loose a couple of months, but what we have seen in the last few weeks a renewed beginnings of confidence.

Douglas Hansen Luke, CEO of Robeco Middle East

When we look at investing for this year our tactical asset allocation team recommends credits, both investment grade and high yield.

Dr. Farid Al Mulla, CEO of Oasis Capital Bank

When you start to give people certain freedoms, there are also certain obligations on the society as citizens of the country.

Jamal Ali Al-Hazeem, CEO of BMI Bank

We have to rebuild our image of a positive, vibrant environment for investment in order to attract FDI.