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BAS official commends Bahrain's fight against COVID-19

As Bahrain continues its fight against COVID-19, Nabeel Kanoo, chairman of executive committee of Bahrain Airport Services, expressed his appreciation for the royal directives to take steps to overcome the current phase that the kingdom is going through.
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Nabeel Kanoo, chairman of the Executive Committee of Bahrain Airport Services (BAS), expressed BAS's pride and appreciation for the royal directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, The King of Bahrain, to unite national efforts to counter the effects of the global spread of COVID-19 at the local level. 
 
As one of the national companies, BAS, employing approximately 3,000 employees and workers at Bahrain International Airport, has put in place precautionary plans for the operation of the airport in the face of a quiet air traffic in the coming period.
 
He added that the financial and economic package of BD4.3 billion (11.3 billion), will play a positive role in mitigating the negative effects that have caused economic stagnation for many private sector institutions, particularly the aviation sector in the kingdom, and will provide sufficient financial liquidity that will ease the burdens and obligations of the employer. It will also help to provide the right conditions that allow the private sector to resume their activities competitively and to fulfil their responsibilities to contribute in national economy.
 
Kanoo welcomed the report of the World Health Organization's Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office on Bahrain's measures to combat the Coronavirus, in which he praised the kingdom's handling of the virus by implementing a comprehensive national strategy to contain and prevent the spread of the virus, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Leader, First Deputy Prime Minister.
 
He also praised the directives of His Highness Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, His Majesty's Representative for Charity and Youth Affairs, National Security Advisor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Leading Organization in Humanitarian and Charity Work ,to take steps to overcome the exceptional phase that the kingdom is currently going through due to the coronavirus, including directives by the Central Bank of Bahrain for banks banking institutions to postpone the payment of loans to citizens for six months, which will contribute to creating cash liquidity for every citizen in the kingdom in order to revive the economic cycle in these exceptional circumstances in addition to easing the burden on citizens in this period, especially young ones.
 
He expressed his pride in the support shown by the wise leadership of the Bahraini citizen and the private sector, stressing that this will be reflected in moving the wheel of economic development and maintaining sustainable growth. - TradeArabia News Service

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