BHBNewsLetter December 2020

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Issue 26 - DECEMBER 2020
AHLI UNITED BANK LAUNCHES BAHRAIN TRADE UNDER
ITS AUB TRADER PLATFORM
BAHRAIN BOURSE ADOPTS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT &
‘’WORKING FROM HOME” INITIATIVES
Ahli United Bank Bahrain (AUB),
the Kingdom’s largest banking
institution, has announced
the launch of Bahrain Trade
As part of its gender equality
i n i t i a t i v e s , a n d a s p e r
recommendations presented
by Bahrain Bourse ‘Gender Equality
Committee’, Bahrain Bourse
(BHB) adopts a number of women
empowerment & “Working From
Home” initiatives to promote and
empower employees across the
organization, particularly female
professionals in the workplace.
The initiatives adopted aim to
u n d e r i t s AUB Tr a d e r
Platform by adding Bahrain
Bourse under the list of electronic
markets available on AUB
foster a healthy work-life balance
for female professionals within the
organization through adopting
flexible “Working From Home”
measures. The initiative aims to
promote “Working from Home”
targeted towards female employ-
ees within their 3rd trimester,
flexibility of female employees
to “Work from Home” for up to
one year post-natal period, and
a flexible “Working From Home”
Trader, its online trading platform.
First launched in 2006, AUB
Trader is noted for being the first
online stock trading service in
the kingdom of Bahrain to offer
access to GCC, US, and major
Eu rop e an s to ck mar ke t s .
AU B T r a d e r s e r v e s
customers by facilitating the
process of electronic trading
through a smartphone application
available on Android and iOS,
linking them directly to the
trading floor and allowing them
to benefit from all the investment
schedule for all other employees
for a period of up to one month.
It is worth noting that Bahrain
Bourse has adopted a number
of initiatives to promote gender
equality including establishment
o f t h e Ge nd e r Equ a l i t y
Committee spearheaded by
Supreme Council for Women
since 2019, voluntary commitment
towards the UN’s Sustainable
Stock Exchanges “SSE” initiative
opportunities available via the
financial instruments listed on
the exchanges available. They
can also select what best suits
their objectives without the
need for dealing with a broker.
Even better, customers can get
real-time quotes, buy and sell
stocks on the go, access news
and announcements, and benefit
from a wide range of analytical
tools to help them make smarter
and better-informed decisions.
in 2019, issuance of voluntary
Environmental, Social, and
Governance Guidelines targeted
towards listed companies, and its
annual participation in the “Ring
Bell for Gender Equality” events
since 2019. In addition, female
employees today account for 41%
of Bahrain Bourse workforce
a n d f ema l e s o c c u p y i n g
leadership roles represent 30%.