Partnerships key to beat challenges: Deputy King
Manama : Deputy King, His Royal Highness, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday honoured the winners of the Third edition of the ‘Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship’ highlighting the need to form strategic public and private partnerships to “overcome economic challenges facing regional markets”.
The partnerships, Prince Salman said, should “focus on stimulating non-oil sector growth, attracting investments and boosting local economies.”
The event, held under the patronage of His Royal Highness, celebrates the achievements of the Kingdom’s leading entrepreneurs.
Terming private sector as one of the main pillars supporting the overall economic growth of the Kingdom, HRH Prince Salman said that the initiatives such as the Annual Bahrain Award for Entrepreneurship are “vital to the Kingdom’s development”.
“It is through human creativity and innovation that nations such as Bahrain create promising opportunities,” said Prince Salman expressing his pride in the achievements and determination of Bahraini entrepreneurs.
The government, HRH Prince Salman said, is committed to creating employment opportunities for all Bahrainis in line with the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and based on the principles of sustainability, competitiveness and fairness which underpin Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030.
“Bahrain continues to invest in its citizens through educational initiatives, training and wider programmes designed to promote private sector growth,” Prince Salman said.
Highlighting government’s initiatives to accelerate growth in the key strategic sectors, Prince Salman said the strategies are focused on creating “new jobs, raise per capita income and produce an attractive investment environment which reinforces Bahrain’s reputation as an entrepreneurship hub in the region.”
1) Aysha Mohammed Abdulmalik
(Asia Jewels for the Micro-Enterprise of the Year Award)
2) Faisal Rami Khalifeh
(Solar One Co. W.L.L. for the Start-up of the Year Award)
3) Mohammed Abdulaal
(All Food for Food Stuff for SME of the Year Award)
4) Bader Murad
(Bader Models for the Enterprise of the Year with International Footprint Award)
5) Shaikh Rashed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
(Peninsula Dairy Farms W.L.L. for the Sustainability in Business Award)
6) The late Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo
(Founder of the Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo Group of Companies for the Lifetime Achievement Award)
7) Dr. Rana Ali Al Ammadi
(Rana’s Aesthetic Health Center for the Female Entrepreneur of the Year)
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