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ISSUE 19
MARCH 2019
bahrainbourse.comHIGHLIGHTS
BAHRAIN BOURSE HOSTS BELL RINGING CEREMONY AS PART OF ITS
COMMITMENT TOWARDS UN’S SUSTAINABLE STOCK EXCHANGES
INITIATIVE
BAHRAIN BOURSE & BAHRAIN CLEAR CORPORATE ACCESS DAY MET
WITH KEEN INTEREST ATTRACTING HIGH-PROFILE INTERNATIONAL
INVESTMENT FUNDS
As part of its active role in promoting
gender equality and empowering
women in the capital markets
sector, Bahrain Bourse hosted a bell
ringing ceremony in parallel with
the celebration of International
Women’s Day on Thursday 14
th
As part of Bahrain Bourse’s and
Bahrain Clear’s endeavors to
strengthen links with international
investment funds, a corporate
access day was conducted in Dubai
on 27
th
& 28
th
February 2019, with
successful participation from
leading international investment
funds & global custodians.
The event took place alongside
the HSBC MENAT Securities
Forum 2019, one of the largest
regional securities forums.
March 2019. Narjes Farookh
Jamal, Chief Operating Officer
and Abeer AlSaad, Director of
the Capital Markets Supervision
at the Central Bank of Bahrain
rang the market-opening bell in
the presence of the Governor of
the Central Bank of Bahrain H.E.
Rasheed Mohammed Al-Maraj
and Chief Executive Officer
of Bahrain Bourse alongside
other senior officials and female
executives from listed companies.
( Con t i nu e d on p a g e 2 )
During the event, Bahrain Bourse
and Bahrain Clear showcased key
business development plans and
proposed product roll-outs. The
event was successfully concluded
on Thursday 28
th
February 2018,
and attracted 8 global custodian
& leading investment funds.
The event provided a strong
indication of the growing
appetite from international
investors towards the capital
markets in the Kingdom of
Bahrain, as fund managers from
key global institutions are further
solidifying their presence in
the market. The market has
seen a growth in the number of
internationa l institutiona l
investors at 150% in 2018
compared to 2017. Active
engagement with international
investment funds plays a pivotal
r o l e i n m a i n t a i n i n g
participation of international
investors.