The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)'s Chairman Khalid Abdulrahman Al-Moayyed recently participated in the second Arab-British Economic Forum in London.
Al-Moayyed praised the deep-rooted economic and trade cooperation relations between the United Kingdom and the Arab world in general and the Kingdom of Bahrain in particular under the excellent bilateral relations at all levels and in all fields including economy and trade. He pointed out the importance of exploration of cooperation and investment opportunities between the United Kingdom and the Arab world that contribute in boosting and develop trade between both sides.
BCCI's Chairman said that the Arab world enjoys diverse investment-attractive components, pointing out that Arab economies have proven their ability to face the financial and economic crunch which hit the world in the past and the capacity to curb its impacts, urging for the need to strengthen and boost bilateral trade and investment relations between the United Kingdom and the Arab world in upcoming period.
The forum discussed new investment, business and partnership opportunities which appear in several major economic sectors between the British and Arab sides, in addition to shedding light on the need to intensify the bilateral relation through the mutual exchanging of visits.
The forum was attended by high-profile government representatives, diplomats, chief executives, and investors from the United Kingdom and Arab countries. the Arab-British Economic Forum was organized by the Arab-British Chamber in cooperation with the Jordanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Arab League, the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, and the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).