Tamkeen lends a hand“¦.

Tamkeen lends a hand“¦.

In mid-March, weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Bahrain, Tamkeen, following the Royal Directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, alongside the Government's announcement of the financial and economic stimulus package, preemptively launched a new initiative called the Business Continuity Support Program. The objective of the program was to help small and microenterprises in Bahrain's private sector limit the extent of financial challenges caused by the pandemic.As Bahrain's Labour Fund,Tamkeen has been a backbone for Bahrain's startup ecosystem and the entrepreneurial community. The current crisis has only highlighted the Labour Fund's unparalleled contribution to Bahrain's socio-economic progress. Timeline of the Business Continuity Support program April  Announced that the reach of the Business Continuity Support program was also expanded to include taxicab drivers, public transport, and bus drivers,