Bahraini Princess Eyes Possible Investments in Subic Freeport

Subic Bay Freeport — The Princess of Bahrain, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Khalifa Al Khalifa paid a visit to this premier Freeport on Wednesday, the first member of any royal family to ever eye possible investments here.

During her courtesy visit to the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority administration building, SBMA Senior Deputy Administrator for Business and Investment Group Renato Lee III said that Princess Sheikha Jawaher expressed interest particularly in the airport, port expansion, fuel depot, renewable energy, cyber security and tourism sectors.

Princess Sheikha Jawaher and her delegation were given a briefing by members of the SBMA Business and Investment Group regarding the business climate here and the benefits of investing in Subic Bay Freeport.

Cross-border investments

“The Bahraini Princess expressed her interest in investing in Subic Bay Freeport since her companies, Green Aventurine Holdings, Future8 L.L.C. and Nfinity8 Group, deal with investment management for Gulf Cooperation Council markets, and serve as regional intermediaries for cross-border investments,” Lee said.

The SBMA official also shared that the groups’ portfolio includes real estate, commodity trading, oil and gas services, footwear manufacturing, investment management, marketing and advertising, trade and product distribution, e-commerce and startup support.

Lee lauded the visit of Princess Al Khalifa, citing that the renowned philanthropist and entrepreneur is regarded as an icon for women empowerment. “We are grateful that Her Highness graced us with her presence in Subic Freeport, hopefully we will be doing business with her in the near future,” he added.

Young visionary

Also known as a young visionary whose entrepreneurial boldness and ideals have steered her business enterprises to their full potential, the princess aims to build a conglomerate comprised of nine sectors while unifying numerous startups across various geographies.

She is also an executive team member of the European Women’s Association and continues to inspire young girls globally with her entrepreneurial ventures in various fields.