Prices of basic commodities have fallen 20-30 per cent compared to six months ago, it was revealed.

Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry board member and Food and Agriculture Committee head Ibrahim Al Deaissi also dismissed allegations that merchants are overstating prices.

He said the commercial sector is committed to the directives of Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Hassan Fakhro and the price control directorate, reports our sister newspaper Akhbar Al Khaleej.-TradeArabia News Service