The Central Bank of Bahrain’s (CBB) Equal Opportunities Committee has held its second meeting for 2025, led by Sh. Shaikha Khalifa Al Khalifa, Director of Finance at CBB.
During the session, members reviewed key results from recent CBB initiatives designed to advance gender equality across the organisation. These efforts include training schemes, professional development pathways, broader representation on internal committees, and measures to ensure a fair and supportive workplace environment.
The committee also discussed the institution’s 2025 – 2026 Action Plan, which aims to maintain a workplace centred on fairness and equal opportunity. The plan aligns with the National Plan for the Advancement of Bahraini Women (2025 – 2026), which is operating under the theme “Bahraini Women: From Empowerment and Progress towards Leadership”.
The meeting reflects the CBB’s commitment to advancing national goals to strengthen local talent and support women’s leadership as part of its wider gender balance agenda.
About CBB
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) is a public corporate entity established by the 2006 CBB and Financial Institutions Law. It was created on 6th September 2006.
The CBB is responsible for maintaining monetary and financial stability in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It succeeded the Bahrain Monetary Agency, which had previously carried out central banking and regulatory functions since its establishment in 1973.
The CBB inherits the BMA’s 33-year track record and wide range of responsibilities. It implements the Kingdom’s monetary and foreign exchange rate policies, manages the government’s reserves and debt issuance, issues the national currency and oversees the country’s payments and settlement systems. It is also the sole regulator of Bahrain’s financial sector, covering the full range of banking, insurance, investment business and capital markets activities.
The CBB’s wide scope of responsibilities allows a consistent policy approach to be undertaken across the whole of the Kingdom’s financial sector. It also provides a straightforward and efficient regulatory framework for financial services firms operating in Bahrain.
