Patron: Princess Sabeeka
Wife of His Majesty the King and President of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, patronised at the Bahrain Bourse yesterday the Bahraini Women’s Day, themed “Women in the Financial and Banking Sector”.
HRH Princess Sabeeka honoured long-serving women pioneers, as well as those who are holding high posts in the financial and banking institutions.
She also toured a photo exhibition depicting Bahraini women’s work in the financial and banking sector throughout the history, and the major leadership positions they have reached.
HRH Princess Sabeeka asserted that the Bahraini Women’s Day has become a key national occasion which offers an opportunity to document Bahraini women’s march, noting that this year’s edition is devoted to shedding light on the Bahraini women’s achievements in the financial and banking sector and highlighting their success stories since they first joined it five decades ago.
HRH Princess Sabeeka stressed that devoting this year’s event to celebrating Bahraini women in the financial and banking sector was the result of the major accomplishments of Bahraini women, and their effective contributions in making Bahrain a leading regional and global financial centre, praising the qualified Bahraini women competencies in all fields, including the banking one.
HRH Princess Sabeeka credited His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for the strides of Bahraini women, noting that HM the King’s sound directives have made women’s access to decision- making posts easier.
She underscored SCW’s constant keenness to support all state institutions to honour their constitutional commitments towards the participation of Bahraini women in the national development process.
HRH Princess Sabeeka also valued highly the efforts of the government, led by HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and the support of Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, for their incessant support to the march taken out by Bahraini women’s march.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Rasheed Al Maraj delivered a statement in which he extended sincere thanks and gratitude to HRH Princess Sabeeka for devoting this year’s Bahraini Women’s Day to honour women in the financial and banking sector, and support to all events held to shed light on Bahraini women’s landmark achievements in the sector.
He expressed delight at participating in the honouring of outstanding women pioneers in the financial and banking sector whose achievements, he said, have been among the pillars of the progress of the financial sector in the kingdom.
A film titled Behind each granddaughter... a Grandmother, which tells the story of one lady who worked in the banking sector for 40 years, was screened.
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