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CNBC's Hoffman and the crown prince of Bahrain

His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain received CNBC president Mark Hoffman in the presence of the Information Affairs Authority president Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa on Wednesday.

According to the Bahrain News Agency, “During the meeting, HRH Crown Prince welcomed the start of CNBC’s broadcasting from Bahrain, describing the event as a testimony to the high quality services the kingdom provides for investors.

“On his part, Mark Hoffman expressed his sincere thanks and gratitude to HRH Crown Prince, praising the various facilities provided by the IAA to CNBC.

“He also asserted that the kingdom was chosen to be CNBC’s regional hub thanks to its openness, the quality of services it offers, its ideal strategic location and political and social mobility.

“EDB Chief Executive Officer Shaikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa and Head of HRH Crown Prince’s Court Shaikh Khalifa bin Daij Al Khalifa attended.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.