H.E. Minister of Industry and Commerce Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro stressed the prominent role of the local press in conveying government steps and programs in all sectors, including economic and development.

This came as H.E. the Minister received Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Bilad newspaper, Mr. Abdul Nabi Al Shola, the newspaper's editor-in-chief, Mr. Moanes Al-Mardi, the CEO Mr. Ahmed Bahar and a number of officials.

During the meeting, the Minister praised the Al Bilad's initiatives in supporting the economic and development sectors and discussed a number of economic issues and the future outlook for the commercial, industrial and development sectors in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

For his part, Mr. Al-Shola praised the efforts of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in promoting the economic sector and highlighting the investment opportunities available in the Kingdom.​