Tourism Minister and the BIBF discuss promoting educational tourism in Bahrain

Tourism Minister and the BIBF discuss promoting educational tourism in Bahrain

Manama: The Tourism Minister, Her Excellency Fatima bint Jaafar Al-Sairafi discussed with the Director of the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF), Dr. Ahmed Abdulhameed Al-Shaikh, enhancing joint cooperation between the two parties in a number of areas, foremost of which is the development of the educational tourism sector, according to Bahrain Tourism Strategy 2022-2026 on one hand, and the leading role of the BIBF in attracting students from across the world on the other hand.

In a statement during her visit, the Tourism Minister stressed the importance of the partnership between the Tourism and Banking sectors as complementary to each other in enhancing the roles played by national institutions, as well as its support for the plans and programmes of the Tourism Ministry and its investment projects that provide wide opportunities for investors to work in the Kingdom, noting the role of this close partnership between Tourism and Banks in supporting the Economic Recovery Plan set by the esteemed government.

Her Excellency also noted the active role of the BIBF in qualifying and building the capabilities of national cadres in the fields of banking and finance, in addition to developing capabilities in emerging areas such as cybersecurity and others, through