BAB in deal to launch sign language banking dictionary

Bahrain Association of Banks (BAB) signed a Memorandum of understanding MoU with Bahrain Deaf Society aims to launch a unified dictionary for banking terminologies in sign language. The agreement signed by BAB Chief executive Dr Waheed Al Qassim and president of Bahrain Deaf Society Salma Alasfoor.

Present were Mahdi Alnaimi head of translators’ committee and Yusuf Hasan, Director of Retail Banking Supervision at the Central Bank of Bahrain. “This comes in the framework of BAB’s social responsibilities towards Bahraini society to support special needs people and to integrate them in the community,” Dr Al Qassim added.