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Home ActivitiesOverseas VisitsEconomic Development Board Arranges Meetings For Private Sector in Japan

Economic Development Board Arranges Meetings For Private Sector In Japan

Name : Economic Development Board Arranges Meetings For Private Sector in Japan
Date : Tuesday, 19th March, 2013
Manama, Economic Development Board, 15th March 2013: The Economic Development Board (EDB) has organised one-to-one business meetings for the delegation accompanying His Royal Highness Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, the Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Economic Development Board (EDB) in his visit to Japan. The delegation engaged in high level talks with Japanese officials and private sector leaders in the city of Osaka.

The visit, which begins March 19th and continues to March 22nd, will also include visiting Tokyo. It provides an opportunity to boost links between Bahrain and Japan and to strengthen bilateral, and trade relations between them.

Bahrain-Japan links are well developed and last year marked the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Bahrain. Japan is a key economic partner for Bahrain, and the Kingdom is home to a number of major Japanese companies including Nomura Securities, Toyota Training Centre, Yokogawa, Daiwa Securities, Yamato Kogyo and SBI Pharmaceuticals.

Kamal bin Ahmed, Minister of Transportation and Acting Chief Executive, Bahrain Economic Development Board said: “We are delighted to be visiting Japan again – the Japanese economy is one of the world’s leading markets and our mutual ties go back many years. There are already 25 Japanese companies based in Bahrain, as well as 129 agencies, 14 branches of Japanese companies, and two partnerships projects. We are hopeful that these meetings generate further interest from firms looking to join them in using Bahrain to access the Gulf market.”

Members of the Bahrain delegation will include:
  • H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • H.E. Kamal bin Ahmed, Minister of Transportation and Acting Chief Executive of the EDB
  • H.E. Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al-Khalifa, Political & Economic Advisor, Court of the Crown Prince
  • H.E. Dr Khalil Hasan, Ambassador of Bahrain to Japan
  • Dr Esam Abdullah Fakhro, Chairman of the BCCI
  • Mahmood Al Kooheji, CEO, Mumtalakat
  • Farouq AlMoayyed, Chairman, Y.K. Almoayyed & Sons BSC
  • Fuad Kanoo, Vice Chairman, EK Kanoo Group
  • Khalid Al Zayani, Honorary Chairman, AlZayani Investments
  • Abdulhameed Kooheji, Chairman, AJM Alkooheji
  • Fawzi Ahmed Kanoo, Deputy Chairman, YBA Kanoo
  • Ahmed Mirza Jawahery, Chairman and CEO, METEE
  • Ahmed Abdulla Bin Hindi, President & CEO of A.A. Bin Hindi, Chairman of BBMA
  • Waleed Sharif Al Rayes, Managing Director at Sharif Group, Secretary to the Board of BBMA
  • Nabeel A. Rahman Ajoor, Managing Director of Abdul Rahman & Ebrahim M Ajoor & Partners, Board Member of BBMA

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