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Ithmaar Bank nurtures future leaders in banking and finance through its summer internship programme
Sep 25, 2018 1:11 PM
Ithmaar Bank B.S.C. (closed) (“Ithmaar Bank”) is a Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank that is licensed and regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain and provides retail, commercial, treasury & financial institutions and other banking services.
Ithmaar
Bank, a Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank, concluded its annual summer internship programme with thirty-two
undergraduate students from various local and international universities participating
in this year’s programme.
The
two-month programme included an induction session that covered various training
sessions, such as information security, anti-money laundering, and the basics
of Islamic banking and finance in addition to on-the-job training. The trainees
also took part in the “Head Start” programme, an InJaz initiative targeted at
university students in their senior years and designed to help them develop
their CV and prepare for job interviews.
“As
leaders in Islamic banking, Ithmaar Bank recognises its responsibility not just
to the community in which it operates, but also towards nurturing the national
banking and finance industry,” said Ithmaar Bank Chief Executive Officer, Ahmed
Abdul Rahim. “Our internship programme helps university students kick-start
their preparation for careers by developing their knowledge and offering them
the experience they need to enter the work environment. It also contributes to the development of
the next generation of banking and finance leaders, who will support the
contribution of the banking industry to the national economy. The Kingdom of
Bahrain enjoys a reputation as a key regional banking hub, particularly for
Islamic banking, and we view it as our responsibility to help maintain this
position,” he said.
Ithmaar
Bank Head of Human Resources, Enas Rahimi said: “Ithmaar Bank’s summer
internship programme is developed annually according to market requirements,
complementing the theoretical studies taught at universities with practical,
on-the-job training.”