Kano: Bahrain is a major gateway for trade and investment movement to and from the region’s markets

– Kanoo: His Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister plays a pivotal role in empowering the private sector and enhancing its flexibility to face challenges.

– Kanoo: The dynamism of the private sector and the harmony of its roles with the public sector have enhanced the flexibility of the national economy and its ability to absorb shocks.

– Kanoo: The integration of government policies with private sector movements and the role of financial centers contributed to the stability of the local market.

– Kanu: The sinful Iranian attacks revealed the solidity and cohesion of our national economy.

– Kano: $757.9 million, the volume of trade exchange with France during 2025.

Nabil Khaled Kanoo, President of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, confirmed that the Kingdom of Bahrain, with its strategic location and advanced investment environment, has today become a major gateway for the movement of trade and investment to and from the region’s markets, noting that the dynamism of the private sector and the integration of its roles with the public sector have contributed to enhancing the flexibility of the national economy and its ability to absorb external shocks in light of the current regional and international changes.

He added, during his reception this morning, Eric Giraud Thilem, Ambassador of the French Republic to the Kingdom, that Bahrain presented an integrated model in managing the economic file under the leadership of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in light of the current changes. It was based on the integration of government policies with the movements of the private sector and financial centers within an advanced coordination system that contributed to enhancing the stability of the local market and containing the repercussions of geopolitical tensions, pointing out that the hostile Iranian attacks on Bahrain were unjustified and targeted the Kingdom’s economy. It revealed the high level of resilience and flexibility of our national economy and its ability to absorb shocks and adapt to external pressures.

Kanoo praised the advanced level reached by Bahraini-French relations, and the continuous growth and development witnessed by bilateral cooperation in various fields, especially those related to the economic, financial and banking sectors, stressing the private sector’s keenness to strengthen this strategic partnership in a way that serves common interests, especially in light of the remarkable development in trade relations between the two countries, as the total volume of trade exchange reached about $757.9 million during the year 2025, achieving a growth of 76.7% compared to the previous year, in a clear indication of Growing joint economic activity.

He called for the importance of enhancing the pace of joint projects between the private sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain and its French counterpart by investing in the promising opportunities available in priority sectors, especially the economic and financial fields and value-added industries, in a way that contributes to deepening the investment partnership and raising the levels of trade integration between the two sides. He stressed that expanding the base of cooperation between the business community in the two friendly countries would support paths of sustainable economic growth, enhance mutual investment flows, and raise the efficiency of benefiting from the competitive advantages that the two sides enjoy, which reflects positively on stimulating economic activity and creating… New opportunities for growth and sustainability.

For his part, the French Ambassador expressed his sincere congratulations to the Chamber’s Board of Directors on its thirty-first session, wishing them success in continuing their efforts in support of the business community, expressing his aspiration to strengthen joint relations and exchange experiences in a way that achieves the aspirations of the two friendly countries, wishing the Kingdom of Bahrain and its people further progress and prosperity.

He stressed that the rapid development in joint bilateral relations provides a supportive economic base for moving to a deeper stage of cooperation, based on expanding areas of joint investment and exploring new opportunities in promising sectors, pointing out that the next stage holds real potential to enhance economic integration between the two sides in light of the growing momentum in trade and investment relations, and the accompanying increasing interest in developing joint projects that support growth and serve mutual economic interests.