In the framework of the official visit to the United States of America Washington DC, the Minister of Industry, Commerce & Tourism participated in the roundtable of the National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) Expert, in presence of Bahraini Ambassador to Washington Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Assistant Undersecretary of Foreign Trade Ms. Eman Al Doseri and Director of SMEs Development Ms. Shaikha Al Fadhel.

During the meeting, a number of economic topics were discussed specially in the SMEs sector. The Minister reviewed a number of measures and decisions taken by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and with the support and guidance of the leadership and the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain to promote this important sector, which contributes to develop and raise the national output. The Minister also reviewed the current and future programs in the field of facilitating financing, access to local markets to reach global markets, and develop innovations, as well as government’s efforts to develop policies and strategic plans for entrepreneurship and develop projects aimed at enhancing their contributions to GDP and create new jobs.

The National U.S. - Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC), established nearly 50 years ago, is America’s longest serving organization dedicated to U.S. - Arab business.  NUSACC is widely regarded as the voice of American business in the 22 countries of the Arab world and the premier portal to the United States for Arab commercial enterprises.