H.E. Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, praised meetings between concerned authorities in Bahrain and the International Monetary Fund with the aim of discussing and reviewing economic developments in the Kingdom, pointing out that the Kingdom of Bahrain is moving at a steady pace towards achieving its development goals, noting the role played by promising sectors in driving growth, especially sectors supervised by the ministry.​

This came during the meeting between H.E. Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, and members of the IMF mission, with the participation of Ministry officials, where they discussed several topics and exchanged views on the latest economic developments.