BENEFIT wins Tamkeen quiz show grand finale challenge

FinMark Communications and Tamkeen today announced Benefit as the winners of the Second Annual Tamkeen Business Quiz Show following the Seef Mall Grand Finale on 11 December. The Finale featured teams from Takaful, Amthal, Benefit and Midalcable, the four winners from the Quiz’s industry nights, which were held in celebration of the Kingdom’s upcoming National Day and in order to showcase top Bahraini corporates and talent across key economic sectors - Insurance, Banking, Technology and Industry. Benefit, which won a cash prize of BD1000 in addition to other gifts, not only showed their knowledge of Bahrain, Bahraini business and each of the industries featured in the event, but also of Tamkeen and its many programmes, which support Bahrain’s private sector development, growth and job creation. Also featuring as part of the evening’s entertainment, which drew a crowd of supporters from the participating organisations and public to the Seef Mall, were interactive presentations through song, dance and other creative activities by the teams of their industry. Commenting on the Finale of the Show, Ms. Zahra’a Taher, Managing Director of FinMark Communications, said: “We congratulate Benefit on winning the second Tamkeen Business Quiz Show. We couldn’t be more pleased with the broad based participation and support for the Quiz, which has served as a great showcase for Bahrain’s economy and the key sectors that make the Kingdom a great centre for business, trade and finance. In particular, we thank the participating teams and Tamkeen, the title Sponsor. Tamkeen’s programmes and ongoing support for Bahrain’s private sector and work force are important drivers in the economy and of the growth and progress we’re seeing in particular among Bahrain’s SMEs. We look forward to making this an annual event to build awareness and ties between the public and Bahraini businesses.” This year’s Tamkeen Business Quiz Show was supported by a significant group of leading private and public sector organizations including FinMark Communications, the founders and organisers of the event, and Tamkeen, the Title Sponsor. 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.