Salah Salahuddin, Adel Hassan, Mohamed Mubarak, Hammad Al Murbati, Mohammed Shakeeb, Raed Hussain and Fahim Zahran were all victorious in their respective categories, making for a superb showing from the Kingdom's homegrown talent.
Published: Wed 2 Mar 2016, 7:25 PM
Last updated: Thu 3 Mar 2016, 7:47 AM
Seven of Bahrain's top drag racers triumphed at the fourth and penultimate round of the 2015/2016 Bahrain Drag Racing Championship, held on Friday at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir.
Salah Salahuddin, Adel Hassan, Mohamed Mubarak, Hammad Al Murbati, Mohammed Shakeeb, Raed Hussain and Fahim Zahran were all victorious in their respective categories, making for a superb showing from the Kingdom's homegrown talent.
Action was held in 14 classes in all, including 10 for cars and four for motorbikes.
The meeting was organised by the Bahrain Drag Racing Club (BDRC) in cooperation with BIC and the Bahrain Motor Federation.
Response to fiscal challenges
The 5th Euromoney GCC Financial Forum, co-hosted by Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) was held last week, with an interactive format to encourage delegate participation. More than 500 leading international and regional financial experts from finance, investment, government, regulatory organisations, businesses and members of the media from 24 countries attended the event.
Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Governor of Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), said: "Sustained low oil prices are of course a concern for us. However, Bahrain's highly developed regulatory environment, the increasingly diverse makeup of our economy and the fiscal measures taken by the government recently will help us to address the challenges in the current climate. CBB will continue to ensure the safety and stability of the financial sector in Bahrain amid a changing market environment."
Khalid Al Rumaihi, chief executive of the EDB, commented ahead of his keynote address: "As the GCC economies have expanded and developed, the region has become an increasingly important location for investment and expansion for international businesses and this in turn has been one element that has helped to grow the financial services sector. Bahrain has been a centre for the financial services sector for over forty years.
Al Hawaj Award January Start of the Month
Al Hawaj awarded a sales assistant from its retail division to be the Star of the Month for January 2016.
Ebrahim Mohamed Ahmed received a Certificate of appreciation, a star of the month badge, cash prize, and a dinner voucher for two, presented by the Managing Director Jawad Y. Al Hawaj.
Zain acquires stake in FOO
Zain Group, a leading telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, has announced a strategic investment in FOO, a successful Lebanon-based entity offering a full spectrum of innovative end-to-end mobility related services including digital strategic consultancy, user interface and experience (UI- UX) design, app and web development solutions.
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