BHBNewsLetter December 2020

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Issue 26 - DECEMBER 2020
BAHRAIN BOURSE PARTICIPATES IN IOSCO’S 2020 WORLD
INVESTOR WEEK TO PROMOTE INVESTOR EDUCATION
Bahrain Bourse (BHB), an affiliate
member of the International
Organization of Securities
Commissions (IOSCO), has
announced its participation
in the fourth annual World
I nv e s t o r We e k ( “WIW” )
from 5 to 11 October 2020.
As part of its participation
in the WIW, Bahrain Bourse
virtually rang the market-opening
bell for financial literacy to join
over 35 other global exchanges
to mark the occasion over a week
of bell-ringing activities. The
bell-ringing event, which is a
global initiative by the IOSCO and
the World Federation of Exchanges
(WFE), aims to bring together
stakeholders to celebrate the
progress that has been made
and l o ok i ng t o p a r t n e r
on the road ahead. Over the
years, Bahrain Bourse has
expanded its awareness programs
to reach out to a greater number of
beneficiaries, from students to
professionals, through TradeQuest,
the Smart Investor Program, and
the Investment Academy. The
TradeQuest program has been
expanded to serve more than 200
students per annum across 21
e du c a t i on a l i n s t i t u t i on s ,
encompassing private and
public schools as well as
un ive r s it i e s . Wh i l e t he
Smart Investor program has
benefited more than 15,000
students since its launch. As for
the Investment Academy, more
than 2,000 beneficiaries were
trained since the launch of the
academy, including more than 400
professional certifications awarded.
The WIW is a week-long global
c amp a i g n p r omo t e d b y
IOSCO to raise awareness of the
i mp o r t a n c e o f i n v e s t o r
educ ation and prote c tion
and highlight the various
i n i t i a t i v e s o f s e c u r i t i e s
regulators in these two critical
areas. The campaign also has
the support of international
organizations such as the
G20. IOSCO members on six
continents offered a range
o f a c t i v i t i e s , i n c l u d i n g
investor-focused communications
and services, contests to increase
awareness of investor education
initiatives, workshops and
c o n f e r e n c e s a n d l o c a l /
national educational campaigns.
Many members leverage the
event to organize further
investor education activities
t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r .
BAHRAIN BOURSE IN COOPERATION WITH MEIRA HOLD A
MEETING FOR MEIRA CHAPTER MEMBERS
Bahrain Bourse in cooperation
with Middle East Investor
Relations Association “MEIRA”
held a virtual meeting on 4th Nov.
2020 for Middle East Investor
R e l a t i o n s A s s o c i a t i o n
“MEIRA” Bahrain Chapter
m e m b e r s t o u p d a t e
them on Bahrain’s Chapter
and recent trending IR topics.
The meeting discussed the
infrastructure behind Investor
Relations, and the increasing
i mp o r t a n c e o f d i g i t a l
t r ans format i oni n IR . The
me e t i n g a l s o p r e s e n t e d
an effective methodology for the
reporting cycle of the Annual
Report, and concluded with
an open discussion addressing
questions from the attendees.
Bahrain Bourse and the Middle
East Investor Relations Association
(MEIRA) has officially launched
the MEIRA chapter in Bahrain
during April 2019 with the aim
of developing and enhancing best
practices in Investor Relations (IR)
across the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The founding members of
MEIRA chapter in Bahrain
include Aluminium Bahrain
(‘ALBA’), Bank ABC, Bahrain
Telecommunications Company
(‘Batelco’), Bahrain Bourse,
Ithmaar Holding, National Bank
of Bahrain, and SICO BSC (c).