BisB awards winners of ‘Tejoori for Her' draws dedicated to women
Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB), the leading provider of innovative and simplified Islamic digital banking services in the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently welcomed the winners of the monthly Tejoori Al Islami draws dedicated to women under the 'Tejoori for Her' category. The winners, who received natural pearl bracelets from Mattar Jewelry, are: Ghaneya Abdulla, Zainab Abdulrahim, Zainab Ali, and Latifa Saeed.
The winners were welcomed at the Bank by Sara AlAmmadi, Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications, along with several employees and representatives from Mattar Jewelry.
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