Assalam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all here today, and to open this Bahrain Country Showcase event. Bahrain, of course, has a long history as a financial centre, including a global profile as a centre for Islamic finance.
But Bahrain has much more to offer than simply its experience and credibility – however important these factors are, of course. Many developments have also quietly been taking place in recent years, and I am pleased that we have an opportunity such as this one to publicize just some of the features that continue to make Bahrain a thriving financial centre.