BIBF Board of Directors holds its periodic meeting
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
The Board of Directors of the Bahrain Institute for Banking and Finance (BIBF) held its periodic meeting, chaired by Mr. Rasheed Mohammed Al-Maraj, Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain and Chairman of the Board.
The meeting was held in the presence of the Director Dr. Ahmed Abdul Hameed Al Shaikh for discussions on the business plan for the coming period and approval of the annual budget for the year 2022. During the meeting, new initiatives were presented by the BIBF Learning Centres and discussed future training programmes and qualifications, and upcoming initiatives tackling the latest trends and topics in the field of Banking, Financial Technology, Cybersecurity, Insurance, Leadership and Management, Academic programmes and other professional qualifications related to the Financial field and other fields.
The chairman and the members of the board commended the excellent performance by the management and staff and for achieving the KPIs defined for this period, and acknowledged the team efforts for completing the new building project.
The Board of Directors stressed the importance of focusing on the BIBF activity and all training programs in the coming period to keep up with the future needs in the financial field, according to the development plan for the financial field that was recently approved within the economic recovery plan that developed to achieve the visions of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the beloved King of the Kingdom Bahrain, may God protect and preserve him, and the guidance of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, may God protect and preserve him, for the Revitalisation of the national economy.