Bahrain and Egypt discuss investment opportunities

Manama: Egyptian Finance Minister, Amr Al Jarehi, has praised the deep-rooted historic ties between his country and Bahrain in political, economic and investment fields.

Speaking to the Bahrain News Agency, BNA, during his participation in the International Institute for Strategic Studies, IISS’s, Geo-Economic Forum in Manama today, the Egyptian Finance Minister said that his country is now capable of attracting more Gulf and Arab investments due to its new investment and commercial easing. He affirmed that Bahrain can access Egypt’s farming and foodstuff sector in view of Egypt’s potential natural resources.

He added that Egypt can benefit from Bahrain’s expertise in the field of energy and petroleum derivatives industry.