Bahrain Polytechnic tops BHB TradeQuest programme

Manama : Bahrain Polytechnic was announced as the first-place winner and BIBF ranked second in the TradeQuest programme conducted by Bahrain Bourse (BHB). 

This year, three universities participated in the Universities TradeQuest programme including Bahrain Polytechnic, BIBF and Ahlia University.

The award ceremony was held yesterday in the presence of BHB’s Chief Executive Officer Shaikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, senior officials from universities, students and their families.

Commenting on the programme, Shaikh Khalifa said, “The Bourse adopted the TradeQuest programme to go in line with implementing the Bourse’s comprehensive strategy. Various initiatives and programmes were launched with the aim of spreading investment awareness among citizens and residents in a way that will enhance the investment environment in the capital markets sector.”

“This programme reflects BHB’s continuous commitment to collaborate with various related parties in order to undertake the steps that will spread and widen investment awareness among citizens in general and university students in particular. This in return will have a positive effect on the current and future status of our beloved country,” Shaikh Khalifa added.

Shaikh Khalifa also praised the efforts of the students, the teams’ investment advisors and university advisors throughout the TradeQuest programme and assured that the Bourse will continuously develop this programme in cooperation with related parties to make it more beneficial for participating students.

TradeQuest is a simulated business-education partnership programme that focuses on investment trading in world financial markets, which operated for the first time for high school students more than 16 years ago.