GCC-Turkey investment forum on way

Manama : The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) in cooperation with the Federation of GCC Chambers (FGCCC) and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchange of Turkey (TOBB) is organising the second GCC-Turkey Economic and Investment Forum in Bahrain between first and second November 2016. The event will be held under the patronage of Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. 

During a press conference held at Bait Altijjar, the head of the Bahraini side of the Bahraini-Turkish Joint Business Council  Ahmed Binhindi said, “The forum aims to strengthen economic ties between Turkey and the GCC countries, promote regional integration and diversification, and step-up investment, trade, and business activities”.  

The forum features opening speeches by key participants, and four panel sessions. The first session would discuss the topic “Healthcare and Health Tourism: Indispensable Priority to Benefit Quality Treatment”, while the second session is on  “Infrastructure and Technical Consultancy: How to Build  a Sound Cooperation?”. The third and fourth session would discuss the topics “Defence Industry: A Prospective Commitment to Region’s Safety, Security and Stability” and “Logistics  and Transportation Networks: Building Connectivity of the GCC With the Rest of the World”, respectively.

Binhindi urged all to take part in the event which also includes B2B meetings. The event would also result in a declaration stating the decisions and recommendations of the forum.