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Issue 6 - December 2015
@BahrainBourse
www.bahrainbourse.comBAHRAIN BUSINESSWOMEN’S SOCIETY WORKSHOP
In line with the celebration of
Bahraini Women’s Day themed
“Women in the Financial and
Banking Sector,” Bahrain Bourse
(BHB) in cooperation with Bah-
rain Institute of Banking&Finance
(BIBF) organized on Sunday, 6th
Dec. 2015 a workshop on the Fun-
damentals of Investing. The work-
shop, supported by Tamkeen, was
attended by Bahrain Business-
women’s Society members and
some of the students taking part
in BHB’s Tradequest Program.
Commenting on the announce-
ment, H.E. Shaikh Mohammed
bin Essa Al Khalifa, Chairman
and Acting Chief Executive of
Tamkeen, said: “Tamkeen works
continuously to create a support-
ive environment for businesses
and individuals in the Kingdom.
Therefore, we partner with or-
ganisations and entities who seek
to enhance this environment for
further economic growth in Bah-
rain. This workshop organised
by Bahrain Bourse and the BIBF
is part of these collective efforts
that contribute towards the over-
all growth and development of the
private sector in the Kingdom.”
Shaikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim
Al-Khalifa, Chief Executive Of-
ficer of Bahrain Bourse said,
“These awareness workshops go
in line with the Bourse’s efforts
to spread investment awareness
among the Bahraini community.”
Shaikh Khalifa praised Tamkeen’s
cooperation and support to orga-
nize similar workshops, as well as
Bahrain Businesswomen’s Soci-
ety’s efforts to support this initia-
tive. Shaikh Khalifa also thanked
BIBF for their efforts in conduct-
ing and organizing this workshop.
“Organizing this workshop for
Bahrain Businesswomen’s Society
supports our belief, at the Bourse,
of encouraging the participation of
women in the banking and finan-
cial sector and our commitment to
enhance BHB’s cooperation with
all related parties in order to con-
tinue the development process and
contribute to the prosperity of the
country,” Shaikh Khalifa added.
Mrs. Ahlam Janahi, President of
Bahrain Businesswomen’s society
said that the celebration of Bah-
raini Women’s Day is considered
one of the national occasions that
began to increase in its importance
and is celebrated by many local and
official institutions in the King-
dom of Bahrain. “It is an import-
ant occasion to highlight the key
achievements and participation
of the Bahraini Women in sup-
porting the national economy in
various areas,” Mrs. Janahi added.
Mrs. Janahi also expressed her
thanks to the coordination and
follow-up committee chaired by
Mrs. Afnan Al-Zayani for their ef-
forts in organizing this workshop
in cooperation with the Bourse
and making it a successful one.
“The Board Members of the so-
ciety is looking forward to invest
at the Bourse, and during the
workshop, we have encouraged
the participants to individually in-
vest at BHB,” Mrs. Janahi added.
The workshop, conducted as a
continuation to the first workshop
that was held in April 2015, high-
lighted the importance of saving
and investment, and discussed
the different investment prod-
ucts available for investors in the
Kingdom of Bahrain in detail. The
workshop also highlighted the
concepts of risk and return, and ed-
ucated the participants on how to
build their investment portfolios,
concluding with trading at BHB,
and the stock selection process.
Approximately 50 members of
the society attended the work-
shop that was conducted by a
specialist from BIBF’s faculty.
It is worth mentioning that this
is the second workshop that
BHB organized for Bahrain Busi-
nesswomen’s Society this year
following the MOU signed in
June 2015 with the aim of en-
hancing investment awareness
among the society’s members.