Business ties with Britain in spotlight.MANAMA Manama Arabic Al-Manamah City (pop., 2001: 143,035), capital of Bahrain. Situated at the northeastern tip of Bahrain island, it is Bahrain's largest city, with about one-fifth of the emirate's population. : The Economic Development Board hosted the first Bahrain Bahrain or Bahrein (both: bärān`, bə–), officially Kingdom of Bahrain, constitutional monarchy and archipelago (2005 est. pop. 688,300), 266 sq mi (689 sq km), in the Persian Gulf. British Business Council (BBBC BBBC Bromley by Bow Centre (pioneering regeneration project in the East End of London) BBBC Brass Band of Battle Creek (Battle Creek, MI) BBBC British Board of Boxing Control ) meeting yesterday in a move to strengthen business relations and explore new opportunities in Bahrain. EDB EDB ethylene dibromide; a grain fumigant toxic to chickens. chief executive Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa opened the meeting at the Gulf Hotel, in the presence of co-chairs of the council Khaled Al Zayani and Sir Roger Tomkys. He highlighted the importance of the council in bolstering the relationship between Bahrain and UK at a time when Bahrain is witnessing rapid development and change. He also illustrated the importance of intelligent investment to establish the kingdom as a knowledge-based, highly-skilled economy. "The BBBC wants to bring the right people together from both countries, be it from the education, tourism, downstream From the provider to the customer. Downloading files and Web pages from the Internet is the downstream side. The upstream is from the customer to the provider (requesting a Web page, sending e-mail, etc.). industry or financial sectors and let them get on with it," said Mr Tomkys. The BBBC was established last year to promote dialogue and co-operation between the Bahraini and British business communities. UK Ambassador Jamie Bowden said the formation of the council and this first meeting as a very important step to bring people with a common business interest from both sides together. Copyright [c] 2008 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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