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Biz Bahrain
2 days ago
- Business
- Biz Bahrain
Bahrain Economic Development Board Concludes High-Level Engagements in Japan to Promote Investment Opportunities in the Kingdom
A delegation from the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), led by H.E. Iain Lindsay OB OBE, Advisor to the Board, and Mr. Mohammed Al Alawi, Chief of Marketing and Communications, concluded a successful visit to Japan, aimed at deepening economic ties and introducing Japanese companies to Bahrain's competitive investment offering. The visit commenced in Tokyo, where the delegation held a series of strategic meetings with Japanese companies across priority sectors. These engagements highlighted Bahrain's pro-business environment, agile regulations, and its strategic location as a gateway to the $2.1 trillion GCC market. The delegation also visited Osaka to participate in activities at EXPO and host the Bahrain–Japan Investment Seminar, which brought together senior executives from over 45 leading Kansai-based companies. The seminar featured opening remarks by H.E. Ahmed Al Doseri, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Japan, and a keynote by H.E. Iain Lindsay, followed by a detailed presentation on Bahrain's economic value proposition. A key highlight of the event was a fireside chat featuring representatives from Toyota and Daiki Aluminium, two Japanese companies with an established presence in Bahrain. The speakers shared their experience operating in the Kingdom, offering practical insights into the benefits of Bahrain's business environment, including access to talent, competitive costs, and ease of doing business. The programme concluded with a visit to the Bahrain Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, where the delegation hosted a series of majlis-style meetings with Japanese companies. These private sessions offered a platform for targeted discussions around regional expansion strategies, with Bahrain positioned as a strategic launchpad for accessing growth opportunities across the GCC and wider Middle East. Guests also received guided tours of the Pavilion, which highlights the Kingdom's cultural legacy and forward-looking economic vision under the national theme, 'Connecting Seas.' The visit forms part of the Bahrain EDB's broader efforts around Expo 2025 Osaka, where the Kingdom is participating to spotlight its unique economic offering and long-term vision for sustainable, innovation-led growth.
The Guardian
19-05-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Planting trees is not back-breaking work
Matt Powell suggests the Sycamore Gap vandals be punished by an order to plant 2,000 trees each, describing this as 'loathsome, back-breaking work' (Letters, 14 May). It's a creative idea but, as a former forestry worker with years of tree-planting experience and a fine, unbroken back, I take issue with his description. It's healthy work, far more satisfying than many jobs, and planting 2,000 trees would only be about 10 hours' work at a reasonable PeaseInchigeela, County Cork, Ireland Jane Lowe wonders if she and her husband were 'sten party' trendsetters in 1979 (Letters, 18 May). My wife-to-be and I held a similar event in a riverside pub on the night before our wedding in 1965. Great CardenDenton, Norfolk When I married in 1998, I was the only male in a team of around a dozen workers. On the evening before my wedding, my female colleagues treated me to a meal out and referred to the event as 'Iain's hag party'. (Their words, not mine!)Iain LindsayOxford South Kesteven district council is to hold a festival for the centenary of Margaret Thatcher's birth. What form will the celebrations take? Is it planning to make half of the council employees redundant?Alex BaxterSouthgate, London A short note of gratitude for the friendship and support of Duncan Campbell (Obituary, 17 May), without whom Fair Trials would not have JakobiRichmond, London Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.
Glasgow Times
13-05-2025
- General
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow unveils city's first memorial to Merchant Navy
'It was a proud day for the people of Govan, the people of Glasgow and the entire country, when we unveiled this plaque on Saturday,' explains Iain Lindsay, one of the driving forces behind the installation. 'It is 80 years since the end of World War Two, and it has taken Glasgow that length of time to recognise the ultimate sacrifice made by the men of the Merchant Navy.' He adds: 'Hopefully this goes a small way towards making it right.' (Image: Colin Mearns/Newsquest) Amid the weekend's commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, a smaller ceremony took place at the edge of the Clyde. Across the water, the Tall Ship Glenlee and Glasgow's Riverside Museum shimmered in the May sunshine as families, seafarers and supporters gathered to dedicate a memorial to the men and women of the Merchant Navy. READ NEXT: 'It was the end of blackouts and air raids and fear' as Glasgow marked VE Day Do you know Glasgow war hero nurse who helped amputate man's foot in Blitz? The Glasgow bank scandal which led to managers being jailed The Merchant Navy is made up of the crews of commercial and trading ships, and in 1939, Britain's merchant fleet was the largest in the world. In wartime, the ships took servicemen overseas to fight, and delivered supplies to the front lines. Under the control of the Ministry of Shipping, later part of the Ministry of War Transport, during World War Two, merchant ships were at risk of being sunk by German submarines (U-Boats). The sailors of the Merchant Navy, who were civilians or volunteers, served all over the world, including in the hazardous Arctic convoys that took war supplies to the Soviet Union. The most gruelling conflict in which merchant seamen were involved was the Battle of the Atlantic. As the Germans tried to stop Britain receiving food and supplies, the merchant fleet, with Royal Navy escorts, struggled to get the food, fuel, equipment and raw materials through, under constant attack. Iain is chairperson of the south and central branch of Scotland's Port Welfare Committee, a branch of the Merchant Navy welfare board. 'I'm super proud that so many turned out for the opening ceremony and I'm delighted to have had the privilege to be involved in this important moment in Glasgow's maritime history,' he says. At the ceremony, Iain read Eileen Mahoney's moving poem, In Waters Deep. Some of her verses are included on the plaque. 'In ocean waters, no poppies blow/No crosses stand in ordered row/Their young hearts sleep beneath the wave/The spirited, the good, the brave/But stars a constant vigil keep/For them who lie beneath the deep.' Iain says: 'The poem really says it all - the sacrifice, made by 55,000 souls, many of whom left from Govan, never to return home again. 'On Saturday, we stepped into the history books. The memorial will be registered at the Imperial War Museum in London, which means it can be seen online. 'It stands in tribute to the Merchant Navy, past, present and future.' Do you have connections to the Merchant Navy? Share your stories and photos by emailing or write to Ann Fotheringham, Glasgow Times, 125 Fullarton Drive, Glasgow G32 8FG.
