HE Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro Minister of Industry and Commerce met Mr. Frédéric Sanchez President MEDEF International, and Chairman of the Executive Board of Fives Group, and his accompanying delegation, upon his visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, in the presence His Excellency Éric Giraud-Telme, Ambassador of the French Republic to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Minister praised the bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the French Republic in various fields, especially economy, trade and investment, crowned by official joint agreements. Pointing to the supportive role of unions, associations and chambers of commerce in promoting bilateral efforts.

The association members reviewed the tasks of the International Federation and the French Chamber and their promotional and investment objectives, as well as a number of topics of common interest.

Medef is the first network of entrepreneurs in France, and 70% of the companies that are members of the Medef are VSEs/SMEs.