Manama, 17 August 2011 - FinMark Communications announced Team Al Salam Bank as the winners of the banking competition in the fourth round of the Tamkeen Business Quiz Show held on 16 August. The Show is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and the President of Bahrain Olympics Committee.

Team Al Salam Bank beat out competitors BBK, Khaleeji Commercial Bank and Sakana.

The Grand Quiz Finale will take place on 24 August between ARIG, Promethean, Bahrain Bourse and Al Salam Bank at the Cultural Hall auditorium in Manama, just next to the Bahrain Museum at 9pm.

Young star of Arabs' God Talent, Hala Al Turk, performed on The Tamkeen Business Quiz Show stage in the Banking Sector night as well as the Bahraini artist May Al Qassim who performed two English songs.

The Tamkeen Business Quiz Show is open for free attendance to the public, who are encouraged to attend and cheer on the teams. Audience members can not only enjoy watching the corporate challenge but will also enjoy live musical performances, provided by UrFilez, and a chance to win cash and other prizes. 

Beyond corporate and audience participation live at the events, members of the public can also take part in the quiz challenge throughout the month of Ramadan by visiting www.tamkeenquiz.com and correctly answer questions in order to enter the Show's Grand Prize Draw and a chance to win a new Mitsubishi ASX Crossover, which has been valued at BD8000 and donated by Al Zayani Investments.

The Tamkeen Business Quiz Show is being supported by a group of leading private and public sector organizations including FinMark Communications, the founders and organisers, Tamkeen, the event's title sponsor, Mumtalakat, Bahrain National Holding (BNH), Batelco, BAPCO and Al Zayani Investments, Gold Sponsors, Midal Cable, YK Al Moayyed and Khaleeji Commercial Bank, Silver Sponsors, Sakana, Bronze Sponsor, Al-Amthal and Promethean, Technology Sponsors, Urfilez, Entertainment Sponsor, Design Grafix, Branding Sponsor, and Al Watan, Al Ayam and Daily Tribune newspapers, Media Sponsors of the event.

For more information on the Show and how to attend and take part in its corporate and public competitions, please visit www.tamkeenquiz.com

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About Tamkeen:
The Kingdom of Bahrain has taken vital steps towards a labour market reform which is an essential stride to ensure that the human capital of the country is developed and that employment is made more attractive for localization as well as to improve performances of businesses. The strive towards labour reform will impact the Kingdom's economy and raise standards of living as well as pose a challenging commitment to the improvement of services in Bahrain.

Tamkeen is a semi-autonomous yet independent authority which formulates strategic and operational plans to enhance the overall prosperity of Bahrain by investing in Bahraini employability, job creation and social support. Tamkeen is funded by the fees collected by the LMRA.

Tamkeen's main objectives are to support Bahrainis to become the employees of choice, and to support high quality private sector job creation.

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To achieve these objectives, Tamkeen will invest  in the cost and quality competitiveness of Bahrainis (e.g., reduction of cost of employing Bahrainis relative to expatriates, investment in skill and work ethic development programmes of Bahrainis); in tackling employment barriers on both employer and labour market entrants' sides through a combination of financial incentives and capability building, and in supporting the private sector's adjustment to new cost structures by providing access to capital to alleviate short term cash constraints or improve productivity, and in know-how initiatives that support improvements in productivity and decreased reliance on expatriate labour through spreading management and technical knowledge.

Tamkeen has invested more than BD 140 million in more than 80 projects targeting 50,000 Bahrainis and 10,000 enterprises.  Programmes are continuously being devised as per Tamkeen's strategy and the numbers of beneficiaries are continuously increasing.

For more information on our programmes and initiatives, please contact: 
Marketing Communications
Tamkeen
Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: 17383326/17383327
Fax: 17382352
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