The elections of the 29th board of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) will be held on March 10, 2018, BCCI announced, adding the venue of the elections will be revealed in the coming period.

This came as the electoral committee of the 29th BCCI’s session held its first meeting at Beit Al-Tijjar on Thursday, under the chairmanship of Jassim Abdul A'Al.

Yussef Salahuddin was elected unopposed as deputy chairman of the committee.

The meeting also approved the electoral schedule, and procedures, and formed the necessary sub-committees.

Abdul A'Al stressed the committee’s keenness on putting in place the requirements of the election’s transparency and fairness through commitment to the provisions of BCCI’s law and executive regulation.

He added that the committee will continue holding meetings, study the previous elections to avoid irregularities and intensify communication between BCCI and the business community to update them on the electoral procedures.