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OBA Academy

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Meet The Expert

This virtual webinar took place on 30th March 2023 and was attended by 30 bank executives.

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ESG by Deloitte

This virtual session took place on 30th January 2023 and was attended by 64 bank executives

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Certified Enterprise Risk Manager

This 3-day program was held from 18th to 20th December 2022 at OBA Office, 4 bank executives attended this certification program.

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Consumer Protection Regulatory Framework

This virtual session that was requested by OBA's Compliance Committee was held on 12th December 2022 and attended by 41 bank executives.

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Meet The Expert: Monetary Policy by Razan Al Humaidi

This virtual session took place on 15th November 2022 and was attended by around 75 bank executives.

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Meet The Expert : FinTech Credit Platforms Perceived Risks Facets & Factors by Mr. Hatim Al Lawati

This virtual session took place on 3rd November 2022 and was attended by around 40 bank executives.

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Oman vs the US: Determinants of Interest Rates & Inflation

Oman vs the US: Determinants of Interest Rates & Inflation; 15th November 2022

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Meet the expert: FinTech Credit Platforms Perceived Risks Facets & Factors

Meet the expert: FinTech Credit Platforms Perceived Risks Facets & Factors; 3rd November 2022.

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Session by Addleshaw Goddard on Commercial Companies Law & the Personal Data Protection Law

A seminar was held on 27th July 2022 on Commercial Companies Law & the Personal Data Protection Law by Addleshaw Goddard and was attended by a number of bank executives. This event was held at  First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB1) Head Office in CBD area.

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ESG Risks & Opportunities

This virtual seminar took place on 23rd June 2022 and was attended by more than 20 senior bankers. The resource delivered interesting content and the presentation was followed by Q&A session.

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Exceptional Ideas for Exceptional Times

The workshop took on 22nd June 2022 at the PDO Training Centre at Mina Al Fahal and was attended by SME bankers, entrepreneurs and SME owners, CBO, Oman Chamber of Commerce, Riyada, and Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit. The workshop discussed various challenges faced by entrepreneurs and SME owners post the pandemic and the objective was creating a dialogue around the ‘pain areas’ faced by SME owners with the aim of proposing a roadmap. A number of these challenges relate to finances and interface with banks.

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Session by KPMG on VAT and Tax for Financial Service Industry

On 23rd May 2022, OBA Academy arranged a half-day workshop with KPMG on VAT in the Financial Service Industry. 17 executives from 15 banks registered to attend this session. 

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Environment, Sustainability, and Governance (ESG)

A virtual workshop was held on 16th May 2022 titled 'Sustainable Finance and ESG Rising Risks & Opportunities' conducted by ESG Integrate Consultancy. The session was attended by around 40 bankers.

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Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF)

Two-day course on Customer Service Excellence was held on the 13th and 14th March 2022. This was pay per participant course attended by a number of participants.

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Meet The Expert

On 14th March 2022, OBA Academy hosted Mr. Omar Ansary, Secretary General, Accounting & Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) in its series of 'Meet The Expert'. 

The discussion revolved around strategic and operational challenges involving the adoption and implementation of AAOIFI standards. Specific topics covered during the session were, as follows:

  • Understanding the problems and solution statements;
  • Arguments for and against standards; 
  • Instruction of AAOIFI the standard setting organization; 
  • Kept strategic challenges in the adoption of AAOIFI standards; and 
  • Key operational challenges in the implementation of AAOIFI standards.

The event was attended by around 70 senior executives from the banking community and CBO.

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Session with Bahrain Institute of on 22nd of February 2022

Topic: Overview of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) from a Banking Perspective

Agenda

  • Definition and Scope of sustainable development and its importance
  • Overview of ESG Factors and why they matter
  • Challenges of adapting ESG models
  • The relevant bodies associated with sustainability

 

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Ethical Hacker by EC-Council

A 5-day certification program was conducted on-line from 21st to 25th November 2021.

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Meet The Expert

The session took place on 25th October 2021, attended by a number of senior bankers. Mr. Amin Al Husseini, ex. CEO Oman Arab Bank, is now engaged with the private corporate sector and had been consulting companies during the difficult COVID times. During the session, Mr. Amin provided insight on challenges facing corporates.

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International Coaching Federation (ICF)

ICF Oman Chapter arranged a special virtual session for OBA on 20th October 2021 that was attended by 20 bankers.

The topics covered were:

  • What coaching is and isn't;
  • International Coaching Federation and the Role of ICF Oman;
  • The Value of Coaching;
  • Review of success stories in Oman and the Region;
  • Testimonials from recipients of coaching; and
  • Top reasons organizations invest in coaching.
     
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Risk Management Champions

The 3-day specialized course by PwC Academy concluded on 2nd September 2021 and was attended by 18 bank executives.

A wide range of risk management topics were covered, such as, roles and responsibilities of risk champions, risk management fundamentals & guidelines, corporate governance, BCP, risk taxonomies, compliance, and internal audit.

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