BIA joins forces with industry fair
01 January 2017
The Bahrain Industrial Association (BIA) has joined hands with the upcoming Gulf Industry Fair (GIF) in Bahrain to promote the needs of the industrial sector in the diversification of the kingdom’s economy.
GIF 2017 is held under the patronage of HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and runs from February 7 to 9 at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre.
“The Bahrain Industrial Association aims not just to highlight the challenges facing industrialists, but more importantly to propose solutions to these challenges,” said Darwish Al Mannai, chairman of BIA. “It is important that Bahrain’s industry is nurtured to grow which means protecting industrialists and investors from foreign competition and discouraging import and sale of foreign-made goods at prices substantially below domestic prices,”
“As the organisers of the Northern Gulf’s only industrial expo, we are excited to see the development of BIA. The association will play an important part in Bahrain’s industrial development and we have extended our support to assist the goals of BIA outside the activities of the Gulf Industry Fair,” said Jubran Abdulrahman, managing director of Hilal Conferences and Exhibitions (HCE), organisers of the show.
GIF 2017 is sponsored by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) in association with Noga and Aluminium Bahrain (Alba). Supporting organisations include AHK Saudi Arabia, the German Saudi Arabian Liaison for Economic Affairs and the Saudi British Economic Offset Programme.
Established by industrialists, the BIA represents manufacturers based in the kingdom.
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