The President of the sisterly Lebanese Republic, General Joseph Aoun, and his accompanying delegation, preferred to visit the headquarters of the Economic Development Council in the Gulf of Bahrain today, as part of his official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain at the invitation of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the king of the country, where he reviewed Bahrain’s experience in economic diversification and the competitiveness of its investment environment.
He was at the forefront of his future, Minister of Finance and National Economy Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, in the presence of Foreign Minister Dr. Abdul Latif Al -Zayani, and a number of senior officials.
The Minister of Finance and National Economy welcomed the visit of the Lebanese President of the Economic Development Council, pointing to the importance of this visit, as it represents an opportunity to see the leading experience of the Kingdom of Bahrain in diversifying its economic base and promoting the investment infrastructure led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and on the strategic and executive plans that the Economic Development Council undertakes.
During the visit, the Lebanese President reviewed an offer that deals with the mechanism of work in the government of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which included a summary of the Kingdom’s economy, and what was accomplished in terms of strengthening economic growth and diversifying the economic base, and during the visit a review of the opportunities and competitive advantages provided by the Kingdom of Bahrain to investors and what the Kingdom constitutes as a gateway to enter the markets of the region.
While the Minister of Sustainable Development, the CEO of the Economic Development Council, Nour Al -Khalif, highlighted the role of the Council as the central contact point for investors, strategic promotion and establishment of events to highlight Bahrain’s attractiveness to international companies in the targeted markets.
She indicated that the Council provides support and guidance to investors during the stages of establishing and expanding companies in the Kingdom, taking advantage of the competitive advantages provided by the Kingdom of Bahrain to local and global investments.
