Minister for Sustainable Development participates in round table session

Washington, April 21 (BNA): Noor bint Ali Al Khulaif, Minister of Sustainable Development and Chief Executive of the Bahrain Economic Development Board, participated in a roundtable session organized by the American Chamber of Commerce.

The roundtable was attended by Khalid Ibrahim Humaidan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain, and Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa, the Ambassador of Bahrain to the United States of America and senior representatives of the US business community. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the minister’s and the governor’s participation in the spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington.

The event aimed to enhance existing cooperation and trade exchange between Bahrain and the United States to expand business opportunities between the two countries to achieve common goals and ambitions.

The minister highlighted Bahrain’s ongoing initiatives, programs and plans aimed at developing its high-potential sectors and attracting investments.

She emphasized that the implementation of projects and strategies, in line with the objectives of the Economic Recovery Plan, will play a crucial role in achieving sustainable economic growth.

Steve Lutes, vice president of Middle East Affairs at the American Chamber of Commerce, praised the two-way trade ties between Bahrain and the United States.

He emphasized that the Chamber looks forward to introducing more American innovations and modern technologies to meet Bahrain’s economic diversification opportunities and growth strategy.

Present at the roundtable were Khush Choksi, the Senior Vice President of International Relations at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, members of the Chamber and representatives from private investors such as Bechtel, Citibank, PepsiCo, Climate AI, DLA Piper, Formula Hydrogen, Utopia, GE Vernova and Ignite Power.

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