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Article: Bahrain economy 'set to grow 4pc'.
- Article from:
- TradeArabia (Manama, Bahrain)
- Article date:
- October 14, 2009
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Byline: Manama
Bahrain's economy is set to grow by more than four per cent next year, according to Economic Development Board (EDB) chief executive Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa.
This comes against a backdrop of reduced growth across the region as a result of the financial crisis.
'We (Bahrain) never grew at a breakneck speed that most other economies did and are now enjoying the benefits,' he said.
'This is a good sign and it is credit to everyone in Bahrain, particularly those who expressed faith in the government's policies and continued to invest, grow and expand.'
Shaikh Mohammed was speaking as he toured the Abraj ...