Tamkeen and the BCCI’s Pearl, Gold, and Jewellery Committee arranged the meeting to discuss the challenges gold and jewelry traders have been facing in recent months. Representing Tamkeen were a number of senior officials, led by Yousif Ali, Senior Manager of Customer Engagement Support at Tamkeen. Mohamed Sajid, Chairman and Board member of the Pearl, Gold, and Jewelry Committee at the BCCI, headed the gold and jewelry traders’ delegation.
During the session, Ali shed light on the various enterprise support programmes which Tamkeen has on offer and how jewelers will be able to benefit from them in order to enhance their businesses.
“Direct involvement with customers and stakeholders is an integral part of Tamkeen’s programme formulation process to address current and future private sector needs, as part of its overall mission to position it as the key driver of economic growth and prosperity, in line Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030,” said Ali who confirmed that more meetings between the two sides will be scheduled in the near future to agree further steps for the benefit of the sector.
As per its 2012 Operational Plan, Tamkeen has allocated nearly BD 107 million for various projects and programmes, with 20 new initiatives slated for launch during the current year. More than 22,000 beneficiaries are expected to benefit from Tamkeen’s programmes in 2012 alone.