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Message

Khalid Hamad

Executive Director of Banking Supervision, CBB

The Central Bank of Bahrain is pleased to support BCICAI’s 15th Annual International Conference on the theme
“Above and Beyond”, being organized on 1st and 2nd December, 2023.

CBB as a financial sector regulator has encouraged the financial sector players including individuals to strive
for excellence as well as endeavored to promote knowledge building, skills development and innovation. As
a result, Bahrain has become a cradle of pioneering developments in the financial sector in the GCC region.
ed on 1st and 2nd December 2023.
ed on 1st and 2nd December 2023.
Juxtaposed to its endeavor, CBB has been proactively transforming its regulatory framework to make it more
agile that fosters innovative technological solutions. These efforts have created a sound ecosystem for
financial digital transformation as well as for nurturing new skills and ideas.

Bahrain after successfully surmounting the challenge of post pandemic repercussions, is looking forward
to new ideas for growth and development. Towards this end CBB believes that the conference ‘Above and
Beyond’ will play a catalytic role in generating new ideas that will charter new boundaries to facilitate further
innovation in the financial sector.
The CBB takes this opportunity to send its best wishes to the BCICAI for the successful hosting of its 15th
Annual International Conference.

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