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What are Tamkeen’s ongoing initiatives to enhance Bahrainisation in the domestic workforce? How do you foresee the labour market changing?
What progress has Bahrain made when it comes to executive-level opportunities for women? What more needs to be done in the broader economy?
Credit to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is likely to be a key focus for the banking sector in 2013. This segment of the lending market is an opportunity to tap what Bahraini leaders believe is an underserved segment, while addressing the long-term priorities of the country and its economic agenda. SMEs are considered an important part of...
In a speech delivered at a conference in Riyadh in early May 2012, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, the secretary-general of the GCC addressed the numerous changes that have taken place in the region in recent years. “The new political, security and military challenges, at the regional and international levels, as well as insecurity in the Arab...
Within the realm of financial services in Bahrain, most of the attention in recent years has been on the wholesale sector, where the internationally focused nature of the business left banks relatively more exposed to the effects of the global financial crisis. In contrast, retail banks in Bahrain have been steady, continuing to serve their...
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