- Karnataka Chief Minister holds meetings with H.E.
Kamal bin Ahmed, Minister of Transportation and Acting Chief Executive, Bahrain Economic
Development Board and Bahrain Delegation
Manama, 27th January 2014: A high level business
delegation today held meetings with a number of key business, political, and
media stakeholders as part of their visit to Bangalore, India, during their
attendance at the CII Partnership Summit: “Emerging Global Value Chains:
Building Partnerships”, taking place at the Taj West End Hotel from 27-29
January.
H.E. Kamal bin Ahmed, joined by members of the Bahrain delegation, met
with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah,
to discuss opportunities to build on the two nations long-standing bilateral
relationship through future projects. The Chief Minister also hosted a welcome
dinner as part of the CII Partnership Summit 2014. Furthermore, Anand Sharma, India’s Minister of Commerce
& Industry hosted a welcome lunch at the event.
On the sidelines of the conference, media roundtables and interviews took place with a number of leading
Indian publications, including Deccan Chronicle, Deccan Herald, Vijay Karnataka,
Voyager’s World and Prajavani, who met with delegates from the Bahrain private
sector.
H.E. Kamal bin Ahmed said: “India and Bahrain have a longstanding
bilateral economic relationship strengthened by growing trade, and the CII
Partnership Summit is an important platform for us to engage with the country’s
leading business people, political representatives, and media outlets to tell
Bahrain’s story. The Kingdom has an open and liberal economy that enables
Indian and other international investors to thrive, and to readily access the rapidly
growing GCC market.”
The Bahrain delegation includes:
·
H.E. Kamal bin Ahmed, Minister of Transportation and
Acting Chief Executive, Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB)
·
Dr. Essam Fakhro, Chairman, Bahrain Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
·
Othman Mohamed Sharif Al Rayes, Treasurer and Board
Member, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry
·
Khalid Al Amin, Board Member, Bahrain Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
·
Mohammed Dadabhai, Chairman, Dadabhai Group
- BR Shetty, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, New Medical Center Group, Abu Dhabi
·
Vivian Jamal, Executive Director – Business
Development, EDB
Leading Indian companies with offices or facilities in Bahrain include:
Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, First Flight, KIMS, JBF Industries,
Canara Bank, ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda and State Bank of India. With more than
350,000 Indians currently living and working in Bahrain, Indians make up a
sizeable proportion of Bahrain’s population and enhance the Kingdom’s cultural
heritage.
