Al Mathal group joins 2nd tamkeen business quiz

FinMark Communications and Tamkeen today announced Al-Amthal Group for Consultancy and Software, a leading Bahrain-based technology and information services provider with offices in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar, as the Technology Partner for the Tamkeen Business Quiz Show. The event, which is being held in December in conjunction with the Kingdom’s National Day celebrations, will showcase top companies and talent from within Bahrain’s business community, which has long made the Kingdom of Bahrain a leading financial and business hub in the region. Al-Amthal will use its state-of-the-art technology, software and web solutions – its core business areas – to help in the development and execution of a successful show and an exciting experience for the participating teams, which will include those from the Banking, Insurance, Technology & Telecommunications and Industrial sectors. These industries represent key areas of the Kingdom’s economy and the Tamkeen Business Quiz Show will provide a platform to build awareness of the dynamic companies and individuals that work within them. Commenting, Ms. Zahraa Taher, Managing Director of FinMark Communications, said: “We are delighted to announce that Al-Amthal has come on board once again this year as our Technology Partner for the Tamkeen Business Quiz Show. They are a great example of a dynamic and fast growing, entrepreneurial Bahraini company and their support and participation in the Show is greatly welcomed. We are confident that working with Al-Amthal and our other sponsors, we will put on a show that helps to promote the business community in Bahrain and one that effectively highlights the vast knowledge and talent that exists within each of the key industry sectors that will be featured..” Mr. Hani Awachi, CEO: “We are proud to be part of this ambitious program trying to support the business community in Bahrain with such a well-organized and positive event. As modern and innovative web development and design provider, ECnet of Al-Amthal Group is happy to have this opportunity to contribute their technical and state-of-the-art skills to the Tamkeen Quiz Show for the second year in a row. We hope that this show will continue to take place every year, for it is not only great fun for everyone, but it also brings the Kingdom\'s business community together” The Tamkeen Business Quiz Show will see four teams from each industry sector compete against one another on a given night. The four industry quiz nights will be held on 2, 4, 5 and 6 December 2012.The Grand Finale, to be held on 11 December 2012, will see the four winning teams, representing their respective industries, compete for the top honour. The competitions will take place in front of live audiences at the Seef Mall in order to maximise public participation and awareness building among corporates and individuals of the opportunities that exist in Bahrain’s private sector and the programmes and initiatives of Tamkeen, which are aimed at job creation and private sector growth. Episodes will also be featured on BTV and in Bahrain’s print and online media. The Tamkeen Business Quiz Show is supported by Tamkeen, the Title Sponsor for the event and FinMark Communications, the event’s founder and organizer. Additional supporters include: Gold Sponsor Bahrain National Holdings, Silver Sponsor GPIC and Bronze Sponsors Takaful and Chevron. Media Sponsors of the event are Al Bilad newspaper and Daily Tribune, Technology Partners for the show are Al Amthal, Promethean and Talking Pictures. Additional supporters include Design Grafix and Manama Printing.