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6/13/25, 9:43 AM UAE delegation highlights growing regional ties at Bahrain-UAE Business Forum - Aletihad News Center
their visit to Bahrain and their participation in the forum, which confirms a mutual keenness to enhance bilateral

cooperation in various economic sectors.

Fakhro explained that the forum is being held at an important time, and embodies the common conviction that

economic integration is not only achieved through the exchange of goods and investments, but also through the
activation of agreements and memorandums of understanding signed between the two countries, allowing the private

sector opportunities to expand and access new markets.

Fakhro pointed to the importance of the recent memorandum of understanding on integration in the National Added

Value (ICV) programmes, which allows products manufactured in either country to be treated as national products in

the other country, helping to strengthen local industries and increase opportunities for preference in government
procurement.

Fakhro also announced the inauguration of the Emirates Investor Centre at the headquarters of the Ministry of

Industry and Commerce, as agreed as part of a memorandum of understanding concluded between the two sides.

He stressed that the centre will provide facilities and services to Emirati investors.

Fakhro expressed his thanks and appreciation to all participants and organisers, reiterating his hope that the forum
will contribute to pushing the economic relations between Bahrain and the UAE towards further progress and

prosperity.

The Bahrain-UAE Business Forum included several panel discussions and presentations, with the participation of a

group of senior officials and business leaders from both sides, including a session entitled “Competitive Investment

Environment for Entrepreneurs and Investors in Bahrain and the UAE,” and another session entitled “Growth
Gateways - Prospects for Cooperation in Free Zones.”

Meanwhile, the session entitled “Empowering the Financial Future - Bahrain-UAE's partnership in financial innovation”
pointed to the promising potential of the two countries in the field of financial technology and the prospects for

integration between them.

The forum also witnessed several bilateral meetings between business leaders and representatives of major Emirati

and Bahraini companies to explore opportunities for building trade and investment partnerships in priority sectors.

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