Manama, Jan. 2 (BNA): Export Bahrain has successfully concluded its participation in the 33rd edition of the Autumn Fair, which was held from December 22 to 30, 2022 at the New Bahrain World Exhibition, with positive results and remarkable achievements. , with a pavilion of 30 Bahrain-based companies.
Over the course of 9 days, the Bahrain Export Pavilion received great attention and was well received by more than 160,000 visitors due to its wide range of products on display of national origin, ranging from handbags, food and beverages, clothing, cosmetics, essential oils, and glass products. fragrances, accessories, sanitary necessities, arts and crafts and much more, with an amazing value of over $150,000 in products sold.
The Autumn Fair brought together the interested buyers from all over the world under one roof, especially from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates, India, Pakistan and many other countries. The large number of visitors has led to B2B meetings between Export Bahrain’s clients and interested buyers, paving the way for facilitating deals in the future.
On this occasion, Mrs. Marwa Ahmed Yousef, owner of Marawi Beauty Company, commented: “We appreciate Export Bahrain’s efforts in providing us with opportunities like this. The turnout for our participation was unexpected. We were able to sell all our products on the first day of the Autumn Fair due to the high demand for them, which increased our production rate.”
Mr. Essam Hadi, founder of 360⁰ Coffee Company, stated, “The Autumn Fair came as a developmental station for our company, as international buyers who showed interest in partnering with us approached us. Export Bahrain’s faith in us has opened a lot of doors for our business.”
Mr. Sameh Foulad, Co-Founder of Foulad Trading stated: “Being part of such a prestigious event is an amazing opportunity to be seen. By using the Autumn Fair platform, we have been able to reach a larger customer base.”
Bahrain-based Al Oud Lounge owner Ms. Ohood Malallah said: “We are delighted that Export Bahrain has recognized the value and potential of our business and provided us with this opportunity that has given us direct access to thousands of potential customers during the most lucrative business season of the year.”
For her part, Mrs. Fatima Aziz Rustom, Executive Director of Export Operations in Bahrain, commented on this occasion: “For 33 years, the Autumn Fair has firmly established itself as the largest shopping event on a national and regional scale. The Autumn Fair proved to be the perfect platform to promote business in Bahrain, welcoming thousands of visitors from all over the world at the Export Bahrain Pavilion. We are grateful to our partners at Informa Markets, who are equally dedicated to achieving our goal of supporting products and services offered by companies across the Kingdom, for a very successful event.”
Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim, Exhibition Director at Informa Markets stated: “For many years, the Autumn Fair has brought together buyers and sellers from all industries from all over the world. We are very pleased with the success of the Export Bahrain Pavilion at this year’s Autumn Fair, which proudly displayed Bahraini companies and their high-quality products in front of a local, regional and international audience of thousands of customers.”
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