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Dr. Al-Ghazzawi Showcases Bahrain's Financial Inclusion Model at Arab Banking Conference

Dr. Al-Ghazzawi Showcases Bahrain's Financial Inclusion Model at Arab Banking Conference

Biz Bahrain12-05-2025
Dr. Khalid Al-Ghazzawi, Chief Executive Officer of Ebdaa Microfinance Company and a Board Member of Union of Arab Banks, took part in the Arab Banking Conference 2025, held under the theme 'Public-Private Partnerships for Financing the Economy. The conference, held in Cairo, Egypt, brought together an elite assembly of Arab and international banking leaders, senior policymakers, and prominent economic experts. Dr. Al-Ghazzawi underscored the critical significance of the conference's agenda, which explored current approaches to public-private collaboration across the Arab world and the role such partnerships play in advancing sustainable development objectives. The discussions also included a comprehensive review of the contributions of Islamic finance in economic development and sustainability, as well as innovative financial instruments designed to enhance partnership mechanisms. Key topics also encompassed the involvement of multilateral development banks and international financial institutions, alongside policy and regulatory frameworks aimed at enabling effective and impactful collaborations. Dr. Al-Ghazzawi drew particular attention to the conference's dedicated focus on financial inclusion—an area gaining increasing strategic importance in the region and spotlighted the Kingdom of Bahrain's pioneering efforts in this field, describing how Bahrain has embraced forward-thinking strategies to broaden access to financial services across all segments of society. These strategies include the deployment of diverse and inclusive financial products that align with the needs of different demographic groups, in addition to the integration of microfinance as a pivotal instrument to foster empowerment and economic participation.
Highlighting Bahrain's success story, Dr. Al-Ghazzawi elaborated on the contribution of Ebdaa Microfinance Company, emphasizing the company's central role in advancing financial inclusion, and noted that Ebdaa Bahrain is firmly dedicated to offering sustainable and innovative financing solutions specifically tailored to underserved populations that face barriers in accessing conventional banking channels. Through these efforts, the company significantly contributes to Bahrain's broader objective of inclusive and comprehensive economic development.
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