BAHRAIN: The American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain hosted its Annual General Meeting on Sunday 26 June, 2022 at the Gulf Hotel with AmCham members and guests. 

AmCham was honored to present keynote speaker H.E. Khalid Humaidan, Bahrain Economic Development Board Chief Executive who discussed the long-standing relationship between the U.S. and the Kingdom of Bahrain as seen through successful direct investments and trade.  Success stories shared included Citi’s new global tech hub in Bahrain, Mondelez’s state of the art manufacturing facility, and AWS’ cloud data centre.  Mr. Humaidan also highlighted the US$30 billion strategic projects revealed as part of Bahrain’s Economic Recovery Plan and the exciting opportunities for U.S. companies to consider, including the newly launched U.S. Trade Zone which will provide a customized setting to attract more U.S. companies to invest in Bahrain’s logistics and manufacturing sectors to reach the wider regional and global markets.

AmCham Bahrain President, Mr. Qays H. Zubi, along with the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors presented AmCham’s accomplishments from the past year which included membership growth despite covid, hosting 33 events covering a wide variety of topics and experiences relevant to the members and business community and providing a record number of B2B introductions.  The value of membership was emphasized by highlighting several new member benefits.  In cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Manama, to facilitate Business Travel to the United States, AmCham can assist members by requesting Expedited Visa Interview Appointments for Business Travelers.  Members were encouraged to utilize AmCham Bahrain’s strategic partnership with AmCham MENA – a regional council of 12 AmCham Chapters including: Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, and Tunisia.  Membership not only brings connections between Bahrain and the United States but also regional connections that can help build relationships and businesses.