Performance changes in the Bahraini business sector due to Covid-19: Experts

Performance changes in the Bahraini business sector due to Covid-19: Experts

The Bahraini Technology and Business Society (TBS) in partnership with the NGN International, an IT system integrator and Consultant headquartered in Bahrain, organized a webinar that reviewed the effectiveness of performance and productivity during and post the COVID-19 Era. The webinar also discussed the various effects of the pandemic on the government and business landscape, such as working remotely and changing methods of providing services and products to reduce human contact and the negative impact of the pandemic on specific sectors such as banking services and education.



Dr. Khalied Al Mutawa, Director of Governance and Enterprise Architecture Directorate at the Information and eGovernment Authority, spoke during the webinar about post COVID-19 from a government perspective, stressing the government's endeavor to keep pace with the requirements of digital transformation and provide reliable remote services to users.



While Mr. Mohamed Bucheeri, Head of IT operations and Infrastructure at Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK), discussed recent data that proves the immense shift in the growing dependence on digital banking services. This includes CBB's announcement of a 700% increase in transfers via Fawri+ And 31% via Fawri, 90% through Fawateer, 81% through other various electronic payment channels. This is compared to an 8%