During his visit to Bahrain, StrategEast President Anatoly Motkin held meetings with business-enabling agencies and institutions.
At the meeting with Bahraini Labor Fund – Tamkeen, the parties discussed join efforts for the startup ecosystem and venture capital development in the country.
The meeting with the Bahrain Economic Development Board senior executives – Majeed Al Majid and Redha Karim was dedicated to the IT industry development in Bahrain, as well as attracting leading international IT engineering companies to launch their operations in the country.
The agenda of the meeting with Mary McGinnis, Executive Director at the American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain included collaboration in attracting international IT companies’ expertise for the country’s digital capacity enhancement.
Within the next 2 weeks StrategEast will prepare and submit an action plan to foster the IT ecosystem development in Bahrain.
Tamkeen’s mission is to empower the private sector to drive economic growth in Bahrain by providing programs and supporting enterprises and individuals. In line with the Kingdom’s collective efforts and comprehensive vision toward creating a thriving business-friendly ecosystem with a highly skilled workforce.
The purpose of the Bahrain Economic Development Board is to guide each new or expanding company through every step of the investment journey. EDB team helps each entrepreneur or company pursue local, regional or global business opportunities from Bahrain.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain (AmCham Bahrain), an independent, private, non-profit, non-political business association, was formed in 2006 to capitalize on the newly implemented Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and Bahrain with the purpose to help companies take advantage of the new markets and benefits that came from this significant agreement.
