Boosting Bahraini Enterprises: Tamkeen and Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry hold first joint committee meeting
TDT | Manama
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The Labour Fund “Tamkeen” and the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry held their first joint committee meeting at the Chamber’s building to discuss the current market requirements and Tamkeen response.
Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Labour Fund “Tamkeen” stressed commitment to two main mandates: Empowering the private sector to become the key driver of economic growth and enabling Bahraini talent to become the first choice of employment for the private sector.
He said that current priorities are in line with the national vision developed by the esteemed government.
“The main objectives include supporting the creation of quality job opportunities for Bahrainis by enabling the digital transformation of enterprises, encouraging transformation driven by innovation in business models, and increasing flexibility within enterprises to accelerate growth.”
“On the human capital side, we prioritised enhancing tech-driven and future skills of the national talent pool to ensure their readiness for high value and quality jobs.”
The Second Vice Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber, Mohammed Al Kooheji, emphasised the importance of continuing similar dialogues that can drive forward the joint vision between Tamkeen and the Chamber in terms of catering to the rapidly changing market demands and the global developments within each of the economic sectors.
Also present were members of the board of directors of the Bahrain Chamber, Yousif Salahuddin, Prof. Waheeb Al Khaja, Nawaf Al Zayani, Sawsan Abulhasan, and the Chief Executive Officer Dr Abdulla Al Sada.
From Tamkeen, Acting Chief Executive, Maha Mofeez, the Chief Growth Officer Qusay Al Arayedh, the Chief Strategy and Data Analytics Officer Dr Jarmo Kotilaine, and the Executive Director for Business Development Khalid AlBayat, were present.
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