Investment opportunities in Bahrain, the GCC and European countries came under the spotlight at a major conference held yesterday (March 23) under the patronage of Industry and Commerce Minister Zayed Al Zayani.

Organised by Switzerland-based family office Al Dana Ferguson Partners, the conference themed "Financial Services and Investment Opportunities" was opened by Industry and Commerce Ministry Under-Secretary for Commerce Affairs Nader Almoayyed, who was deputised by the minister, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

Stressing the importance of such economic events and promotional investment opportunities in the kingdom, Almoayyed said they enhance the unique position enjoyed by the country in the region.

He said Bahrain has an attractive environment for global investments and projects, many of which have already established in the kingdom to cater to the wider GCC region.

The under-secretary praised the conference programme which included presentations of incentives and potential investment opportunities that features Bahrain and presented by specialists from several leading companies such as Alba, Banagas, KPMG and Al Dana Ferguson.

Al Dana Partners chief executive Muneera Al Mubarak said they had conceived the conference "as a golden opportunity to create an interactive network between leading companies and business owners around the world and Bahrain as the conference aimed to shed light on the economic reality of Bahrain.

Germany, the UK, Malta, Cyprus, Denmark, Switzerland, Luxembourg and France were some of the key countries represented at the conference which also saw participation from 20 real estate and investment companies and a number of international banks.

Meanwhile, Foreign Ministry assistant under-secretary for GCC and Western countries' affairs Dr Dhafer Ahmed Al Omran told our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej on the sidelines of the conference that members of Bahrain's diplomatic missions abroad are being trained to highlight investment opportunities in the kingdom. - TradeArabia News Service