"No intention to dismiss any other employees”, said the BCCIChairman

Chairman of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Sameer Nass, said yesterday that there is no intention to dismiss any other BCCI employee following the dismissal of chief executive Khalid Al Ruwaihi. Denying rumours that BCCI is on a sacking spree, he said there are no plans to dismiss employees appointed by the previous board of directors. “We did not even dismiss Al Ruwaihi, we cancelled his contract because of explicit legal violations.” “We are currently in the process of selecting a new chief executive,” Mr Nass said, adding that the board is in its final stages to select a new chief executive.

Mr Nass pointed out that the BCCI is currently reviewing the cases of employees who were dismissed by the previous board of directors. “Return of these employees will be based on the needs of BCCI.” Manama Suq development among other things, Mr Nass welcomed the announcement made by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism to form a new committee for revamping Manama Suq. He also said, “We will not contribute a single dinar to this project unless we are confident of achieving returns on investments.”