BHB receives Bahrain Family Business Association delegation

02 : 14 PM - 07/05/2016 Manama, May 7 (BNA): The Chairman of Bahrain Bourse (BHB) Mr. Yusuf Abdulla Humood and the CEO of Bahrain Bourse Sh. Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa received on Thursday,5thMay 2016 a delegation from Bahrain Family Business Association headed by the Chairman Mr. Khalid Mohammed Kanoo. A presentation was conducted on the bourse’s Trading and Clearing & Settlement, and Depository Systems along with the investment instruments listed at the bourse and the investment opportunities available for both issuers and investors. The presentation also highlighted the bourse’s future plans that aim at enhancing its competitiveness in order to attract investments,increase the depth of the market, as well as increase and improve the services provided by the bourse for issuers and investors. Both parties discussed areas of joint cooperation in order to develop and improve the investment environment of the capital markets sector, especially those related to organizing joint events between BHB and the Association and benefit from the capabilities available to organize those events. In addition, the delegation visited the trading floor and the brokers’ offices at the trading floor where they were briefed on the procedures of placing orders and executing transactions by licensed brokers at BHB, as well as the dissemination of trading quotes and the companies’ financial results. The delegation thanked the officials of the bourse for their warm welcome and the information they have provided about Bahrain Bourse and the investment opportunities available.