H.E. Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, participated in a gala dinner organized by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on the occasion of the new composition of the Chamber members, in the presence of French Ambassador to Bahrain, Jérôme Cauchard, and FCCIB President Mr. Jean Christophe Duran, and a number of businessmen and investors.

The Minister stressed the depth of industrial and commercial relations between Bahrain and France, praising FCCIB's influential role in consolidating the existing bilateral efforts and stimulating the private sector towards more investments, and pointing out the investment climate and infrastructure that characterizes the Kingdom of Bahrain. Noting in the same context the systems and legislation adopted and continuously developed by Bahrain's government to suit local and global economic conditions and requirements.

The French Chamber in Bahrain (FCCIB) is part of the network of French Chambers of Commerce and Industry abroad (CCI France International), which aim to strengthen French economic ventures and cooperations worldwide.