BHBNewsLetter March2019

5 / 12

5
Issue 19 -MARCH 2019
BAHRAIN BOURSE HOLDS ITS 2 nd ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
WITH CEOs OF LISTED COMPANIES
Bahrain Bourse (BHB) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding
on 3rd February 2019 with CFA
Society Bahrain that aims at
enhancing the areas of joint
cooperation between BHB and
CFA Society in general and
supporting the Mutamahin
Program in particular. The
MoU was signed by Sh. Khalifa
bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, Chief
Executive Officer of Bahrain
Bourse, and Mr. Mahmoud
Bahrain Bourse announced
conducting its second roundtable
discussion with the CEOs of listed
companies on Bahrain Bourse on
Tuesday, 5th February 2019, with
the attendance of Mr. Abdulkareem
Bucheery, Chairman of Bahrain
Bourse, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Ebrahim
Al Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer
of Bahrain Bourse, and various
BAHRAIN BOURSE ENDORSES “MUTAMAHIN” PROGRAM
Nawar, Pre s i dent of t he
C FA S o c i e t y B a h r a i n .
Based on the MOU, Bahrain
Bourse will provide internship
positions for graduates of the
Mutamahin Program. In return,
CFA Society will provide seats
within the Mutamahin program
to eligible students of the
TradeQuest (University) finalists.
Mutamahin is a graduate training
program aimed at developing
and nurturing young university
graduates, with the long-term
vision of contributing to a new
generation of ethical, dedicated
and s e as one d i nvestment
professionals. Until date, the
p r o g r amme h a s t r a i n e d
over 250 candidates and has
partnered with top Bahraini
institutions to secure over 100
six-month internships seats for
these candidates to participate in.
The Mutamahin program will
provide a 12 weeks intensive
training to university students
in six distinct modules covering
the areas of Business Ethics,
Communication, Teamwork,
Project Management, Technical
Training and Personal Branding
led by top experts in the region.
CFA Society Bahrain will then
select top participants for 6 months
internships at some of the top
financial institutions in Bahrain.
CEOs of listed companies.
The discussion addressed various
topics including Bahrain Bourse’s
performance during 2018 and
its recent plans and projects.
The discussion also highlighted
the recent developments in the
capital market in the region
along with the opportunities and
challenges occurring in light of
the current economic changes.
It is worth to mention that Bahrain
Bourse began the Roundtable
discussions last year, where the
first session was held on the 22nd
of October 2018. The discussions
are part of a series of discussions
conducted with CEOs of other
listed companies. The discussions
aim at offering a platform
o f op e n d i s c u s s i on and
encourages exchange of ideas,
recommendations and opinions
on developing the capital market
in the Kingdom of Bahrain
in a way that ser ves and
b enefi t s l isted compani es
on one hand, and contributes to
enhancing investors’ confidence
in the market on the other hand.