Bahrain major hub for e-commerce accords – Gulf Daily News- Topic: E-Business

He said that e-commerce was a significant factor in attaining diversity in investment and jobs, adding, “The digital economy today is an appropriate option for many investment opportunities and a way to strengthen and develop many countries’ national economies. The second Gulf e-Commerce Forum will open in Bahrain on November 24 next year and the event will then be held in the kingdom every year, key organizer The Gulf Knowledge Economy vice chairman Dr Hussain Al Mahdi said. He added that between now and the next event the forum was supporting four programmes, covering e-real estate, e-learning and training, e-tendering and contracting and e-health and safety and an investment initiative to bring a new breed of leaders to the e-environment in areas like project finance and engineering initiatives. GCC IT spending will hit $5bn next year, GCC officials said, calling on the area governments to boost GCC currencies’ exchange rates, in view of the abnormally shooting prices. read more

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