Tamkeen supported 4,100 ventures of all sizes throughout numerous markets through its programs in 2022
Tamkeen spent a staggering BD98 million ($ 260.6 m) of funding support over the previous year to assist young Bahrainis protect their dream work, releasing new enterprises as well as overviewing existing organizations to reach their complete possibility, writes Avinash Saxena.
This was revealed throughout a media conference yesterday where top officials, led by president Maha Mofeez, shared vital accomplishments of the previous year and likewise described the Labour Fund’s concerns for 2023.
” We run as a component of a thorough ecosystem that works to attain nationwide objectives abreast with the financial recovery top priorities.
” As a result, in 2015 we worked on executing an extensive organization-wide improvement strategy that included establishing essential performance indications as well as developing brand-new programs while also reorganizing the support under each program.
” As part of the makeover, we likewise proactively recognized high prospective economic chances and also concentrated on driving productivity in tasks that carried higher financial impact.”
Tamkeen supported 4,100 enterprises of all dimensions across numerous industries via its programs in 2022.
Qusay Alarayedh, a primary development police officer at Tamkeen, laid out at a journalism meeting organized at the Bahrain Chamber of Business Al Majlis Hall, that as numerous as 57pc of services supported were new beneficiaries,
Additionally, half (48 percent) of the business, were little and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are considered an important part of the economic situation because they drive technology, and are usually more active as well as nimble than larger companies which allows them to react rapidly to modifications out there.
Overall, 71pc of business gained from systems for training as well as employment of Bahrainis, he added.
Adopting an aggressive approach to bring in applications from high possible businesses, said Mr. Alarayedh, led to an increase of 21pc in high-value tasks in comparison to the year before.
This consisted of sustaining greater than 10,000 work chances and also over 8,400 training chances for Bahrainis to raise their engagement in the labor market, taping a rise of 29pc in professional certification recipients in contrast to the previous year.
Given that our creation in 2006, Tamkeen has made it its mission to encourage the private sector to drive financial growth in the kingdom by providing programs and assistance for businesses and individuals.
In line with the kingdom’s collective initiatives and also extensive vision in the direction of producing a growing business-friendly community with a very knowledgeable Bahraini workforce, Tamkeen has actually invested BD1bn in straight support and also contributed to assisting in around BD700m in indirect assistance through companions in the financial industry to motivate and also broaden the funding chances offered to the economic sector and also, particularly SMEs.
These possibilities make it possible for the economic sector to enhance as well as more create Bahrain’s national economic situation, it happily boasts.
Last Updated: 13 January 2023
