India’s seven-month exports to Bahrain soars to $454mln

India’s seven-month exports to Bahrain soars to $454mln

The overall exports from India to Bahrain, one of its key focus markets in the GCC, for the seven-month period from April to October 2022 reached $454.15 million, according to a report by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO).

The release of the report from the Indian exports apex body is timely as kingdom gears up for the multi-sector expo, Super Sourcing Arabia 2023, which opens on January 8 in the capital Manama.

The three-day event, which will run until January 10 at Crown Plaza Bahrain, offers one-of-its-kind opportunity for retail industry and e-commerce stakeholders both in Bahrain and GCC, to engage with Indian exporters across multiple verticals, including food and non-food FMCG players, stationary products, paper products and packaging, cosmetics, healthcare, home and living, safety equipment and fashion and lifestyle products.

On the Super Sourcing Arabia 2023, Dr Ajay Sahai, the Director-General and Chief Executove of FIEO, said the prospects for Indian exports to Bahrain and GCC have been on an exponential growth curve and the expo will further help accelerate the trend benefitting the bilateral trade relations between both the countries.

Super Sourcing Arabia 2023 will help Indian exporters get connected with decision-makers in the supermarkets, hypermarkets, retail chains, buying agents