Israeli Tourism and Business Leaders Eye Better Ties at Bahrain Meet
Hundreds of Bahraini and Israeli business people, innovators and officials are attending the Connect2Innovate conference, the first of its kind for the two nations who normalized ties less than three years ago By Maya Margit/The Media Line
[Manama] Israeli business leaders and officials are hoping that the Israel-Bahrain innovation conference currently underway in the capital of the Gulf state will help catalyze collaborations and drive forward ties between the two countries.
According to Israel’s ambassador to Bahrain Eitan Na’eh, Israeli tour operators are also currently visiting the kingdom in the hopes of launching businesses here.
Trade between Israel and Bahrain is still relatively low. It only reaches tens of millions of dollars annually, but those present at the Connect2Innovate gathering have grander aspirations.