PM AND CP DISCUSS ECONOMIC ISSUES

PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA RECEIVED AT HIS COURT TODAY CROWN PRINCE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA.

THEY DISCUSSED THE ROLE OF THE SECTORS CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THE  BAHRAIN ECONOMIC VISION 2030, WITH FOCUS ON THE MEDIA SECTOR AND  UNDERLINED THE NEED TO KEEP CONSTANTLY DEVELOPING IT TO SERVE VISION  2030 AND ATTAIN ITS OBJECTIVES. 

IN THE SAME CONTEXT, THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE CROWN PRINCE  EMPHASIZED  THE NEED FOR MORE MEDIA COOPERATION AMONG ALL INSTITUTIONS, BASED ON  THE USE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING OF MEDIA STAFF. THEY ALSO DISCUSSED WAYS OF ENHANCING THE ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH A  PACKAGE OF LEGAL REGULATIONS CAPABLE OF PROTECTING PUBLIC MONEY  INCLUDING THAT OF SHAREHOLDERS AND COMBATING FINANCIAL CRIME TO BOOST THE  KINGDOM’S COMPETITIVENESS IN ATTRACTING INVESTORS AND ASSIGNING A GREATER  ROLE TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

INCREASING TRADE EXCHANGE BETWEEN BAHRAIN AND THE REST OF THE WORLD  INCLUDING TRADE EXCHANGE VIA LAND TRANSPORT WAS ALSO REVIEWED. THE ROLE PLAYED IN THIS REGARD BY KING FAHD CAUSEWAY WAS ALSO HAILED  MAINLY  IN LIGHT OF THE CLOSE BAHRAIN-SAUDI RELATIONS IN ALL DOMAINS.