The Bahrain Association of Banks (BAB) is opening its doors to its members, non-members and partners of the Association on October 8th for its first open dialogue. The meeting is said to address mechanisms to improve BAB’s role as a successful representative for banking institutions with the aid of the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB).
The dialogue is a great opportunity for banking institutions to meet with the CBB, Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), and Bahrain Chamber of Commerce (BCCI) to share and exchange ideas about the opportunities and challenges currently facing the financial and banking sector. In turn, the banking institutions will be briefed on how important it is to strengthen the Bahrain Financial Center and its joint ambitions.
CEO of BAB, Dr. Waheed Al Qassim states that “our objective is to strengthen the role of BAB as a platform that brings together all of us to exchange experiences and expertise, and discuss the specific needs of the banking sector in terms of capacity building, training, and researches, and to enhance BAB’s ability to meet the aspirations of its members”.
Chairman of the Association, Adnan Ahmed Yousif expresses that “this meeting comes within the framework of the association’s keenness to open and expand new channels for communication with banks in the Kingdom of Bahrain and informing them with the programs, initiatives, and achievements of the Association and listening to their views with regards to developing the performance of the Association and matters it should adopt.”