35 teachers win with ‘Hassad’ savings scheme from Oman Arab Bank

OMAN Arab Bank (OAB), on the occasion of Omani Teacher’s Day, organised a special draw specifically for teachers as part of the ‘Hassad’ Savings Scheme for 2017. The draw saw 35 teachers across the country, holding accounts with OAB, take a share of the total prize pool of RO 10,500.

The Omani Teachers Day Draw event took place at Ministry of Education (MoE) on Sunday, March 12 and was presided over by representatives from MoE. Representing OAB at the event were Rashad al Shaikh; DGM — Retail Banking, and Hilal al Siyabi; Head of CSR. The event saw each of the 35 teachers receive RO 300 as part of the draw.

Commenting on the draw, Rashad al Shaikh said, “Teachers hold one of the most important roles in our country. It is through their hard work and effort that our children, and in turn the entire country, are guided towards a brighter future. As such, we at OAB wanted to reward and dedicate one of our special ‘Hassad’ Savings Scheme Draws of the year to them in celebration of the Omani Teachers Day.” programme. The programme assists selected SMEs with funding and training during their start-up phase with a view to welcoming them as Ooredoo preferred B2B sales partners, once they successfully complete the requirements. Further companies from across the Sultanate will join the programme by the end of the year.

Expressing Ooredoo’s commitment to supporting new businesses as they unlock their potential and grow, Said al Maawali, Department Head for SME & SOHO Propositions said: “What is particularly exciting about the Entrepreneur programme is that as well as helping Omani start-ups get off the ground, it introduces them to the skills needed to become an Ooredoo B2B preferred sales partner. This sets them on the road to success and benefits Ooredoo too by ensuring it has the trusted and well-trained nationwide network of partners it needs to expand its sales channels. We look forward to working with these ambitious new businesses as they realise their commercial potential.”