CROWN PRINCE VISITS EDB

CROWN PRINCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  BOARD (EDB) CHAIRMAN SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA PAID TODAY AN   INSPECTION VISIT TO EDB. HE WAS BRIEFED ON THE BOARD’S ACTIVITIES AND  THE  WORK TEAMS FORMED IN COORDINATION WITH MINISTRIES AND GOVERNMENT  BODIES  TO IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY AND BAHRAIN’S ECONOMIC  VISION 2030.

HE ALSO GOT INFORMED ABOUT EDB EXECUTIVE PLAN FOR 2009 TO ATTRACT  FOREIGN  INVESTMENTS AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES TO BAHRAIN.HE DIRECTED TO WOO  INVESTMENTS OF HIGH VALUE THAT WILL SERVE IN CREATING NEW AND  LUCRATIVE JOB  OPPORTUNITIES FOR BAHRAINI YOUTH AND CONTRIBUTE AT THE SAME TIME TO  RAISING  CITIZENS’ LIVING STANDARDS.

DURING HIS INSPECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT IN CHARGE OF PROMOTING  BAHRAIN  ABROAD, THE CROWN PRINCE UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOWING THE  BEST  MODERN WAYS TO PROJECT THE KINGDOM’S BRIGHT IMAGE WORLDWIDE AND  HIGHLIGHT  ITS PROGRESS IN VARIOUS ECONOMIC SECTORS.

HE ALSO LISTENED TO A BRIEFING BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEDIA  DEPARTMENT ON ITS MAIN DAILY ACTIVITIES AND THE SERVICES IT PROVIDES  TO THE  OTHER DEPARTMENTS.HE POINTED OUT TO THE NEED TO STEER CLEAR OF  ROUTINE  MEDIA WORK AND DIRECTED THE STAFF TO WORK TOWARDS ENSURING SUCCESS TO  THE  NATIONAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY AND BAHRAIN’S ECONOMIC VISION.

THE CROWN PRINCE THANKED EDB CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND STAFF FOR THEIR  EFFORTS  EXPRESSING APPRECIATION OF THE WORK PROCESS AND URGING THEM TO  MAINTAIN  THE SAME PACE TO ACHIEVE ALL GOALS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF HIS  MAJESTY  KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA.