MANAMA: A new plan for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) targets their share of national exports rising from eight per cent currently to 20pc in five years, Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed Al Zayani has said.
Speaking during the Euromoney GCC Financial Forum 2018 at the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay yesterday, the minister said it is also hoped that SMEs’ share of the total number of jobs in Bahrain would go up to 60pc from 47pc currently .