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Monday, December 7 - 2009

Sakana celebrates Bahrain's Women's Day

Sakana Holistic Housing Solutions today celebrated Bahrain's first Women's Day with its female staff, women who are realising their professional dreams in a supportive environment, reflective of Sakana's recruitment policy which offers equal opportunities based on merit, regardless of gender.

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  • Sakana Holistic Housing Solutions celebrating Bahrain's first Women's Day with its female staff.
    Sakana Holistic Housing Solutions celebrating Bahrain's first Women's Day with its female staff.
Women comprise 43% of the Islamic finance provider's workforce - well above the industry average where female employees comprise in excess of 25% of the workforce.

CEO of Sakana, Mr. R. Lakshmanan, said:
"Today, we offered our female employees a token of our appreciation for their marvelous achievements over the last two years since Sakana was established. As a wider gesture, we are also giving our male employees a gift for their wives, mothers, or sisters."


Bahrain's progress in the arena of women's professional development has been made possible by forward-looking constitutional reform, but also in the Islamic financial services sector by the growth in career development opportunities. This includes the growing number of training courses and professional qualifications, all of which are supported by a proactive regulatory environment.

Mr. Lakshmanan added, "Having feminine strong attributes is at the core of who Sakana is - a brand deeply rooted in home and family, an area that women have traditionally supported and developed. Our research indicates that women are the key decision makers and influencers of home acquisition, styling, management and sustainability. It is even more appropriate, therefore, that we have such a strong representation of women working for us."
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About Sakana Holistic Housing Solutions:

Sakana Holistic Housing Solutions commenced operations in December 2006 as a dedicated mortgage finance provider in Bahrain, offering a comprehensive range of Sharia'a-compliant mortgage products. Sakana's holistic approach is paving the way for significant change in the Kingdom's mortgage market by making Islamic finance easier to understand and acceptable, as well as making it available to an ever-wider group of customers.

The company demonstrated significant growth in its first year of business and has broadened its holistic focus by adding property consulting and property development to its portfolio.

Sakana is a finance company regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain and is a 50:50 joint venture between BBK and Shamil Bank.

For press information contact:

Haya Khalil
Sakana Holistic Housing Solutions BSC
Tel: +973 17 20 19 37
Fax: +973 17 21 46 63

Fiona Clark
Hill & Knowlton
Tel: +973 17 53 35 32
Fax: +973 17 53 33 70

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