ARCEIT extended it's policy to introduce the Bahrain - Arab Model to more & more African countries in order the develop the human resources and skill sets required to establish small and medium enterprises (SME).

In this regard, ARCEIT received a high-ranking delegation from the Ivory Coast headed by Minister of Industry Moussa Dosso and Minister of Finance Bernard Yao. The group was receieved by Bahraini Housing Minister and ARCEIT chairman Shaikh Ebrahim Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa where talks focused on the means of promoting investment into low-income housing projects through the International Smart Building Centre in Bahrain.

Ivory Coast delegation and ARCEIT

Ivory Coast delegation with Shaikh Ebrahim Al Khalifa and ARCEIT-UNIDO

The sides discussed Cote D’Ivoire’s developmental requirements in the area of housing, economic empowerment, infrastructure, social perspective, education, tourism, and health. They also focused on access to finance for the private sector and on building the capacity of the investment promotion institutions, as well as private sector organizations.

ARCEIT-UNIDO briefed the delegation and private sector representatives on an Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Programme, which received very positive feedback. At the request of Minister Dosso, it was agreed that a needs assessment mission will be sent to Cote D’Ivoire to look at developing an investment promotion programme for the country and identifying financing schemes for technical assistance, infrastructure projects and small and medium businesses.