MANAMA, NOV. 25. (BNA) HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRIME MINISTER PRINCE KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA TODAY RECEIVED A CABLE OF CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE DR. HASSAN ABDULLA FAKHRO MARKING HIS WINNING OF THE 2009 LEADERSHIP VISION AWARD FOR ARAB AND INTERNATIONAL BANKING.
THIS IS A RECOGNITION OF HRH THE PREMIER'S KEY ROLE IN BOOSTING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT AND LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR BAHRAIN'S TRADITIONAL AND ISLAMIC BANKING INDUSTRY, DR. FAKHRO ASSERTED. HRH THE PREMIER'S EFFORTS CONTRIBUTED TO BUILD A BAHRAINI EXEMPLARY ECONOMIC AND BANKING MODEL, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE ADDED. DR. FAKHRO ALSO EXPRESSED HIS PRIDE IN HRH THE PREMIER'S BEING THE FIRST ARAB LEADER TO BE HONOURED WITH THIS AWARD. WHQ 25-NOV-2009 22:24