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Industry Minister receives newly appointed French Ambassador

Abdullah bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, received Eric Giraud-Telme, the newly appointed French Ambassador to Bahrain.The two sides discussed joint bilateral relations between Bahrain and France, and ways to strengthen and develop …

GCC, Pakistan sign initial agreement on free trade

GCC Secretary General Jassim Al-Bedaiwi announced signing an initial agreement on free trade with Pakistan.According to a statement by the GCC General Secretariat on Friday, Al-Bedaiwi signed the agreement with Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Industrie…

Kuwait oil rises by 91 cents to USD 98.64 pb

Price of the Kuwaiti crude oil climbed by 91 cents to USD 98.64 per barrel on Thursday vis a vis USD 97.73 pb on Wednesday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Friday.In international markets, futures of the Brent crude oil rose by USD 1.17 to s…

Industry Minister hails strong Bahraini-Saudi ties

Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, stressed the strong Bahraini-Saudi ties, especially in the commercial and industrial sectors.The minister was speaking during his meeting with Bandar Ibrahim Al-Khorayef, Minister of Industry…