October 2018 97 www.bahrainthismonth.com marketplacebusinessbites Exports of goods originating in the Kingdom increased by one per cent in August to BD184 million, according to a report from the Information and eGovernment Authority. Taking in goods worth BD40 million, Saudi Arabia was the number one importer of Bahraini products followed by the UAE and Oman. Agglomerated iron ores and concentrates were the top export products, with a value of BD30 million, followed by aluminium wires, at BD25 million and unwrought aluminium, at BD18 million. The report revealed that the value of re-exports faced a sharp drop of 26 per cent during August to BD33 million. Four-wheel drive vehicles were the product most re-exported from Bahrain with a value of BD8 millio, cigarettes were second, netting BD3 million, aircraft parts came in third place with BD2 million. Kingdom’s Exports Grow In collaboration with Tamkeen and the private sector, Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) CEO, HE Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa, announced 25 scholarships for students who are interested in enrolling at the new Vatel Hotel and Tourism Business School, which has just recently opened. “By providing these scholarships, the BTEA aims to offer academic and professional opportunities to the national workforce in the hospitality and tourism sector. Students who enrol in the school via the website (Vatel.bh) may benefit from the scholarships and will be matched with jobs that meet their academic qualifications,” says Shaikh Khaled. Hospitality Scholarships Announced Telecommunications service provider, VIVA Bahrain, took home the distinguished Best Enterprise Service award at the Telecoms World Middle East (TWME) Awards 2018 held in Dubai. It was presented in recognition of the company’s contribution to the Kingdom’s enterprise segment with its comprehensive range of ICT Cloud Services. CEO Ulaiyan Al Wetaid says: “We are honoured. As the fastest-growing, most innovative telecommunication operator in Bahrain, we place innovation and digital transformation at the heart of everything we do and have taken great steps towards better serving our customers and helping Bahrain’s ICT environment thrive.” The award comes on the back of several others presented to the company at TWME over recent years, including Best Digital Service, 2016, and Best Brand and Best Growth Strategy, 2013. Telecoms Award Inspired, which operates the British School of Bahrain, has announced the commencement of Jeff Smith’s tenure in the new post of overall executive head of the school and head of senior school. Jeff has enormous British and international leadership experience, which is further enhanced by a Master’s degree in International Education. He was previously the director and CEO of Deira International School in Dubai. He joined the teaching profession in the UK as a physics graduate, soon becoming an overall head of science and then a deputy head. He moved overseas to Indonesia for his first headship, from 2003-2006, at the British International School in Jakarta, which has 1,100 students, returning to the UK to lead Guernsey Grammar School for 11-18 year olds, with 1,200 students, until moving to Dubai in January 2012. New Head for Brit School
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