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Issue 25 - SEPTEMBER 2020
www.bahrainbourse.comBAHRAIN CHAMBER AND BAHRAIN BOURSE ORGANIZE AN
E-MAJLIS WEBINAR SHEDDING THE LIGHT ON KEY SERVICES
AND BENEFITS FOR INVESTORS
The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce
and Industry in cooperation
with Bahrain Bourse and Bahrain
Clear organized on Wednesday,
19
th
August 2020 an E-Majlis
webi nar t hrough ZOOM,
addressing the services and benefits
offered to investors by Bahrain
Bourse and Bahrain Clear. The
e-Majlis webinar speakers included
Bahrain Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (BCCI) Chief
Executive Officer Mr. Shaker
Ebrahim Al-Shater, Bahrain Clear’s
Senior Director of Operations
Mr. Abdulla Jaffar Abdin and
Bahrain Bourse’s Head of Trading
Operations Mr. Faisal Saleh.
The webinar covered three main
topics which are: Bahrain Bourse’s
initiatives to accelerate the
Digital Transformation including
(Bahrain Trade), Amanat Investor
Protection Funds Program
and Bahrain Clear’s virtual
Annu a l Gene r a l Me e t i ng
(eAGM) management service.
It is worth mentioning that
Bahrain Bourse and Bahrain Clear
have embarked on their Digital
Transformation journey through
a number of automated product
and services solutions in line with
the international best practices.
BAHRAIN BOURSE HOLDS A WEBINAR ON THE IMPORTANCE OF
ESG REPORTING
Bahrain Bourse held a webinar on
the importance of Environmental,
Social and Governance (ESG)
Reporting on Wednesday, 29th
July 2020, which is part of a series
of workshops Bahrain Bourse is
organizing with the aim of
enhancing awareness and
understanding of the importance
and benefits of ESG reporting
and encouraging listed companies
in disclosing ESG information.
The webinar was attended by
more than 30 representatives
from listed companies and
other financial institutions.
The webinar began with an
introduction on the ESG Voluntary
Reporting Guideline that Bahrain
Bourse issued last month, as well as
provided companies with guidance
on ESG disclosure and reporting
methodology. ESG in the banking
sector was also discussed, shedding
light on the implementation of
ESG Reporting in the banks in
Bahrain.The webinar was concluded
with an open discussion addressing
questions from the attendees.
Webinar speakers included
Marwa Almaskati, Director of
Marketing & Business Development
of Bahrain Bourse, Darin Rovere,
Founder and Chief Executive
Officer of Sustainability Excellence,
a n d D r . A l i A d n a n
Ibrahim, Chair - Sustainable
Development Committee of
Bahrain Association of Banks
(BAB) and Head of Sustainability
& Social Responsibility, Al
B a r a k a B a n k i n g Gr o up .
It is worth noting that Bahrain
Bourse issued its Environmental,
Social and Governance (ESG)
Voluntary Reporting Guideline
for listed companies in June 2020.
The voluntary reporting guideline
aims to increase awareness and
understanding of the importance
and benefits of ESG reporting
and assist listed companies to
address ESG issues in their
reporting to meet the requirements
of institutional investors for
material ESG information.