Bahrain EDB Participates in Career Week

Manama : The Bahrain Economic Development Board is participating in Bahrain Training Institute’s (BTI) annual Career Week taking place from the 20th to 22nd March. Guests will be able to visit a booth hosting private and public sector organisations to learn more about opportunities in the job market. The initiative is in line with the EDB’s mandate of attracting investment to create high quality jobs in the local market.

The “2018 Career Week” booth will host EDB representatives in addition to a number of companies the EDB succeeded in attracting, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), DHL and Ariston Thermo. These companies will be presenting job openings to students, graduates and other fair visitors.

In 2017, The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) attracted 71 new companies to Bahrain with investments amounting to BHD 276 Million ($733m). The record-breaking achievement helped increase the number of jobs by up to 72 per cent, creating more than 2,800 jobs in the local market over the course of the next three years.