THE Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) yesterday invited Malaysian entrepreneurs to expand their businesses in the Gulf country.

To promote their growth, BCCI chairman Dr Esam Abdullah Fakhro said, the chamber planned to forge cooperation with its counterparts in Malaysia by setting up joint business councils.

He told reporters this after the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ipoh.

Esam, who is also president of the Federation of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Chambers of Commerce, said BCCI was also interested in the food industry and halal hub in Malaysia and was looking for business partners who could become major suppliers for his country.

Meanwhile, Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir told reporters after a dinner with the BCCI delegation on Saturday night that the state government would find opportunities to develop conventional economic sectors such as manufacturing with investments from BCCI members and GCC.

Zambry also said entrepreneurs from Bahrain had so far invested RM860 million in Perak and they planned to add up to RM600 million this year or next year. - Bernama

Source:Business Times