Ooredoo holds workshop for Protégés students
Reinforcing commitment to Kuwait’s youth Award recognises bank’s exceptional service
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 23: In line with its sponsorship of the Protégés youth development program, Ooredoo Kuwait, a member of the international Ooredoo Group, organized a panel discussion for the Protégés program students. The workshop was headed by Senior Director of Human Resources at Ooredoo Kuwait Omar Al-Bassam, and founder of the Ooredoo volunteer program partner Spread the Passion, Dr Fatemah Al-Mousawi.
The session kicked off with a presentation by Al-Bassam, who started with ice-breaker activities for all the students to get them engaged. During his presentation, he focused on the pivotal role played by the Human Resources department within Ooredoo, and the different programs the company offers to its employees, students and fresh graduates. These programs include annual job fairs, internal training programs, such as the summer internship program, which was conducted in collaboration with the Manpower Restructuring Program. Additionally, the company has an ongoing strategy for developing the talents and skills of its employees.
The second part of the workshop focused on the corporate social responsibility activities led by Ooreodo, including Jaribha, a crowd-funding platform considered to be the first of its kind in Kuwait. Additionally, Al-Moussawi talked about Ooredoo’s partnership with Spread the Passion to launch Ooredoo’s annual volunteer program. The program aims to encourage youth to enroll in volunteer opportunities around Kuwait. This program was started with a month-long orientation phase that included workshops, all held according to international standards.
Ooredoo’s core values are based on caring, connecting and challenging, with a great focus on corporate social responsibility. Empowering youth play a major role in its strategy. For more information on the company’s projects and activities, please visit www.ooredoo.com.kw
Citibank representatives representing the award to NBK.
KUWAIY CITY, Aug 23: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has been awarded by Citibank the prestigious Citi Performance Excellence Award for leadership and excellence in global electronic payments 2015. The award recognizes NBK’s exceptional quality in processing payments.
A delegation from Citibank presented the award to NBK recently. At the award ceremony held at NBK’s head office, Citibank representatives congratulated NBK.
This award emphasizes and underpins NBK’s commitment towards its customers and its credibility assuring fast and efficient payment services with funds reaching the counterparty as quickly as possible.
This award is presented to leading financial institutions worldwide which have state-of-the-art international ‘straight-through-processing’ (STP) electronic payment services and meet Citi’s stringent correspondent banking and processing accuracy criteria.
The Straight Through Processing (STP) is the automated process of payments which increases processing speed resulting in efficient, rapid payment execution and credit for the bank and the customers it serves.
NBK continues to collectively enjoy the highest credit ratings from the three international rating agencies; Moody’s, Fitch Ratings and Standard and Poor’s. The Bank’s ratings are supported by its high capitalization, prudent lending policies, and its disciplined approach to risk management, in addition to its highly recognized and very stable management team. NBK also maintains its position among the 50 safest banks in the world for the ninth consecutive time.
NBK Group has the widest banking presence in 4 continents worldwide. NBK’s international presence spans many of the world’s leading financial centers including London, Paris, Geneva, New York and Singapore, as well as China (Shanghai). Meanwhile, regional coverage extends to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Turkey.