bahrain participates in ukgcc public private partnership conference
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Bahrain participates in UK-GCC Public Private Partnership Conference

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The Kingdom of Bahrain represented by the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed R. Alzayani
London - BNA

The Kingdom of Bahrain represented by the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed R. Alzayani participated in the First UK-GCC Public Private Partnership Conference, which took place today at Lancaster House here.
The conference started by a speech delivered by Rt Hon Dr. Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade about unlocking the full potential of the UK-GCC trade and investment relationship, followed a speech by Secretary General of GCC Dr. Abdullatif Alzayani on the Strategic Partnership and Economic Dimension.
The Minister of Industry, Commerce and tourism delivered a speech expressing his appreciation to the Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf and to the Department for International Trade of the UK for organizing the event, which is brainchild of the GCC-UK summit that took place along the side the 37th GCC summit in Bahrain last December. A few months ago, witnessed a clear commitment from the leaders of our countries towards greater cooperation in the fields of policy, defence, security, trade, human capital development and networking. The aim is to develop a collective and cohesive approach to regional issues to advance our shared interest in peace, stability and prosperity. There is a firm an unwavering commitment for political leadership on both ends to these objectives and today gathering, will undoubtedly complement and support all initiative undertaken by Governments of the GCC states and UK’s Government to develop and enhance the relations.
The Minister noted that the GCC and the UK have a long-standing history. Bahrain celebrated bicentennial relations with the UK in 2016, however, trade between our two nations actually started 200 years prior with the establishment of East India Company in Bahrain back in 1616.
The Minister added: "GCC countries are going through a major transformation process that would reshape their future for many generations to come. While the GCC contends with challenges of diversification from oil and creation of more jobs for its young and growing population, the UK embarks on a new era outside of the EU."
The minister pointed out that "trade between GCC and UK, exceeding ?30 billion, is today greater than that between UK and India. Investments between GCC and UK are at their highest level ever and we look forward to seeing more cross investments and joint ventures especially amongst the private sector. The time is right for the private sector to step up and assume their rightful role of being the main driver in the economy."
The minister reviewed what the kingdom enjoyed to attract investment including the tax-free environment, skilled local labor force, competitive wages, low operating cost, free movement of capital and repatriation of profits. Bahrain representing MoICT has just finished business reform such as: 
Only 2% of business activities are restricted to Bahrainis.
Deregulation of registration requirements such as minimum capitals and personal qualifications
CR issuance record that stands at 93 seconds.
The World Bank has ranked all GCC countries within the top ten in the MENA region in ease of doing business. Furthermore, the GCC is hopeful, to be one of the first to sign an FTA with UK, yet we pray that the negotiations do not take us the 14 years it is taking with the EU.
The minister confirmed that "GCC markets saw major developments in the public private partnership (PPP) due to structural changes undertaken by GCC governments to diversify their economies away from oil as well as empowering the private sector to be the driving force of economic growth while limiting the governments’ roles to being a regulator and a facilitator."
There are a number of existing PPP projects in Bahrain in the fields of petroleum sector, electricity generation and affordable public housing. Most recent examples are the privatization of public transport with UK's National Express and the Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication and the redevelopment of the old souq in Manama between Hank Dittmar and BTEA.
The minister added that "the potential is massive in other fields such as tourism, health services, education services, ICT, Logistics, innovation skills development and training, to name but a few. There are committed projects in these fields as well as others in Bahrain totaling $32 billion planned for the next four years and we invite you to play a leading role in their development."
Omani Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Ali Bin Masoud Alsunaidy delivered a speech on opportunities of Cooperation between the GCC member states and the United Kingdom.
It should be noted that the UK-GCC Public Private Partnership Conference included mix of plenary and panel and which aims to support GCC States national transformation and economic diversification plans through demonstration of Public Private Partnership’s model and lesson learning, Demonstrate and promote the UK’s Public Private Partnership model, showcasing the UK’s expertise in this area, present the UK’s wider offer of finance partnership wins through showcasing UKEF, banking partnerships, and provide an exclusive opportunity for business leaders and senior UK and Gulf State Ministers to network and promote current investment and trade opportunities. 

Source: BNA

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