The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Philippines will set up centers to identify business and investment opportunities in the GCC states and in the Philippines. The first such centers will be established in Manama, Bahrain. A counterpart center will also be located in Manila. The setting up of the Bahrain and Manila centers, to be called the GCC-Philippine Economic and Investment Center, was given the go-ahead signal during a meeting here Sunday between Ambassador Amable R. Aguiluz V, special envoy of the President of the Philippines to the six GCC member states, and officials of the Federation of GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FGCC Chambers) and leading businessmen from the region, according to a report published today by Saudi Gazette. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is made up of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
