Saudi Arabia Praises Fruitful Cooperation with Bahrain to Stimulate National Industries

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Saudi Arabia Praises Fruitful Cooperation with Bahrain to Stimulate National Industries

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The flag of Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources and Chairman of the Local Content and Government Procurement Authority, Bandar Alkhorayef, praised Bahrain for its collaboration in opening registration for Saudi establishments wishing to register their products in Bahrain's In-Country Value Program, Takamul.

The program aims to enhance local content value and preference in government procurement.
The registration contributes to stimulating and empowering Saudi national industries within the framework of the distinguished relations between Arabia and Bahrain, and boosting the economic integration between the two countries.
He stressed that goods manufactured in Bahrain, which meet the requirements of the national origin rules issued by Ministerial Decision No. 3852, will be treated as Saudi national goods, thereby allowing them to benefit from local content preference mechanisms according to relevant regulations and requirements.
The minister noted that this approach aligns with the results of the third meeting of the Saudi-Bahraini Coordination Council, chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. This is in line with the strong and historic ties between the two countries and their people.
Alkhorayef pointed out that this step will contribute to enhancing trade exchange, stimulating national industry in both countries, providing more investment opportunities, attracting foreign investments, and enhancing the added value of national products. He praised the efforts of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Bahrain to boost cooperation with Saudi Arabia in various fields, emphasizing the Kingdom's commitment to enhancing collaboration with Bahrain in all fields.



Egypt Seeking to Boost Africa’s Financial Resources from International Institutions

A woman works at a factory in Accra, Ghana. (World Bank)
A woman works at a factory in Accra, Ghana. (World Bank)
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Egypt Seeking to Boost Africa’s Financial Resources from International Institutions

A woman works at a factory in Accra, Ghana. (World Bank)
A woman works at a factory in Accra, Ghana. (World Bank)

Egyptian Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat said her country is currently working to boost the financial space available to African countries from international institutions, with the aim to implement the 2063 Development Agenda.

Speaking during the 2024 African Caucus Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, the minister stressed the importance of the ongoing discussions between the African Group and the World Bank to bolster joint cooperation with one of the largest multilateral development banks, to overcome the development challenges facing African countries, and push towards achieving the Development Agenda.

The meeting, hosted by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group governors, aimed to identify ways to accelerate intra-African trade as a catalyst for sustainable economic growth.

“We are working to expand the financial resources available to African countries from international institutions to support the implementation of the 2063 development agenda,” Al-Mashat told the attendees.

She added that Egypt was seeking to integrate more deeply with its African counterparts, as outlined in its Vision 2030 plan, and to promote intra-South cooperation to share development experiences and best practices.

During the meetings, World Bank officials presented the group’s strategy for regional integration in Africa and discussed the initiative that was launched between the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank in April.

The initiative aims to provide electricity to about 300 million people in Africa by 2030, through a partnership between multilateral development banks and private sector investments.

Participants also discussed the means to activate the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, by unifying payment systems at the continent level, enhancing digital transformation efforts, developing sustainable infrastructure, and adopting effective policies towards digital transformation.

Moreover, talks touched on the means to enable startups’ access to financing from the private sector and facilitate trade and regional integration in Africa.