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Economic Growth Vision
Non-oil sectors reach 86 percent of GDP
H.E. Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa with senior government officials and distinguished guests
• Finance Minister and Sustainable Economic Devel- H.E. Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh delivers a H.E. Shaikh Salman, H.E. Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam, and H.E. Ali bin Saleh Al
Saleh talk with a Bahraini entrepreneur
speech
opment’ forum held on Sunday.
Organised by the Shura Coun-
outlines strategy cil, the session served as a plat- “Bahrain’s Economic tainable development, and en- logistics, and expanded Tam- more resilient and broad-based
hance national competitiveness. keen support schemes.
economy.
• Economic Vision form to discuss the Kingdom’s launched in October pointed to the Kingdom’s Eco- scored the role of strategic in- also detailed current develop-
Recovery Plan,
His Excellency also under-
His Excellency the minister
His Excellency the Minister
core economic strengths and
2030 highlighted long-term development goals. 2021, is central to nomic Vision 2030, launched in vestments in education, financial ment projects targeting key sec-
The forum was attended by
2008, as a guiding framework services, telecommunications, tors such as tourism, transport,
the government’s
• Forum stresses senior figures including H.E. efforts to stimulate in Bahrain’s transition from an and innovation-focused sectors. energy, industry, and education.
institutional dialogue Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam, job creation, promote oil-dependent economy to a He reiterated that Bahrain’s These initiatives, he said, are
more diversified and globally Economic Recovery Plan, being rolled out under a cohe-
Speaker of the Council of Repre-
sentatives, and H.E. Ali bin Saleh sectoral growth, integrated economic system. launched in October 2021, is sive national strategy designed
Rehab Mohammed Al Saleh, Chairman of the Shura and ensure fiscal central to the government’s ef- to align institutional efforts and
TDT | Manama Council. balance.” Policy Milestones forts to stimulate job creation, sustain economic momentum.
Highlighting a series of re - promote sectoral growth, and
is Excellency Shaikh Leadership Vision - H.E. SHAIKH SALMAN BIN KHALIFA AL forms and programmes, H.E. the ensure fiscal balance. Collaborative Path
KHALIFA, MINISTER OF FINANCE AND
Salman bin Khalifa Al H.E. Shaikh Salman credited NATIONAL ECONOMY Minister noted initiatives that The forum, convened at Bah-
HKhalifa, Minister of Fi- Bahrain’s economic milestones Prince and Prime Minister. simplify business procedures, im- Diversified Economy rain Hall in the Four Seasons
nance and National Economy, re- to the strategic leadership of His He stressed that these prove legal and regulatory frame- H.E. Shaikh Salman revealed Hotel, aims to strengthen dia-
affirmed Bahrain’s commitment Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al achievements were shaped by works, and support investment. that non-oil sectors now account logue between constitutional
to financial sustainability and in- Khalifa and the support of His forward-looking financial and These include ongoing re - for approximately 86 percent of institutions and reinforce na-
clusive growth during the opening Royal Highness Prince Salman economic policies designed to views of legislation, increased Bahrain’s GDP, underscoring the tional consensus on sustainable
session of the ‘Towards Inclusive bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown secure fiscal health, drive sus- transparency, strengthened Kingdom’s success in building a development goals.
Taxi driver hurt BD16.67mln spent on outsourced ‘Invest in our young people’
breaking up fight TDT | Manama
wins BD18,000 staff for hospitals and health centres
TDT | Manama Ps are calling for a full-
Mohammed Darwish ics more say in their own day- Mtime sports coach in every
hilst waiting in his TDT | Manama to-day operations. school to scout young talent,
Wparked car for a sha- Each body is now able to create a national list of prom-
warma, a Bahraini taxi driv- wenty companies are sup- make its own arrangements so ising athletes, and offer jobs
er ended up with a broken Tplying 1,430 workers in - long as it sticks to the public to hundreds of unemployed
hip after stepping in to stop a cluding cleaners, barbers and tender law, its executive rules physical education graduates.
street fight. Now a court has programmers to Bahrain’s hos- and the state’s financial rule- The proposal, tabled by Dr
ordered BD18,000 in damages. pitals and health centres under book. Mahdi Al Shuwaikh, First
The row had broken out contracts worth a combined Hospitals signed 13 contracts Deputy speaker Abdulnabi Sal-
in Jid Ali between two men BD16.67 million, the Ministry with nine companies to supply man, Mamdouh Al Saleh, Has-
arguing over a failed car of Health has said. 1,008 workers. san Ebrahim and Dr Hesham 3. Dr Mahdi Al Shuwaikh.jpg
deal. The driver got out and The work is spread over 24 The largest of these was a Al Ashiri, urges the Ministry personalised coaching on top
tried to calm them down. agreements signed by gov - BD3.705 million deal for cleaning of Education to assign a spe- of this is unrealistic.
He got caught in the middle. ernment hospitals and pri - Salmaniya Medical Complex. cialist to each school, tasked Recent sporting achieve-
In the scuffle, he was mary care centres, covering “The contracts Other sums included with identifying, training and ments by young Bahrainis,
shoved to the ground. The everything from security and followed the BD563,612 for cleaning servic- mentoring students with ath- he said, have helped put the
fall broke his femur, and he transport to gardening and IT separation of es at Jidhafs Maternity Hospi- letic ability. country on the map in major
needed surgery, a new hip, support. healthcare bodies tal and several health centres, Al Shuwaikh, a member of competitions.
and weeks off his feet. Funding comes from Chapter from the ministry as BD646,937 for administrative Parliament’s Services Commit- With proper backing, he
A medical panel later put Two of each entity’s budget. part of a wider shift offices, BD34,584 for the Psy- tee, said the current crop of PE added, there is room for much
the permanent damage at 30 In a reply to a question by to give hospitals and chiatric Hospital and BD9,900 teachers is already stretched more.
per cent. Walking became a MP Khalid Buanaq, Her Excel- for Muharraq Special Health- thin with a full teaching load
stiff, painful task. lency Dr Jaleela bint Al Sayed, clinics more say in care Centre. and a range of administrative Warning
He took the matter to the Minister of Health, said the their own day-to-day Transport work was covered and technical duties. He warned that a large num-
court, represented by law- contracts followed the separa- operations.” by a BD192,000 deal for 21 driv- ber of sports graduates remain
yer Taqi Hussain, as the tion of healthcare bodies from - H.E. DR JALEELA BINT AL SAYED, ers. Laundry duties were filled Unrealistic out of work and that the pro-
medical care had cost him the ministry as part of a wider HEALTH MINISTER under a BD327,000 contract for He argued that expecting posal offers a practical use for
thousands. shift to give hospitals and clin- 29 staff. them to carry out scouting and their skills.

