Alizz Islamic Bank wins award for its role in building a sustainable future for youth

Alizz Islamic Bank recently won the Award for ‘Excellence in the Support, Education and Development of Youth’ at the Islamic Banking & Finance Summit that was held at the Hormuz Grand Hotel Muscat under the patronage of the H.E Tahir Al Amri, Executive President of the Central Bank of Oman. This award is a testament to the bank’s commitment towards providing the Omani youth with the support required throughout their future journey. The award was received by Mr. Saif Al Barwani, Acting Head of Product Development on behalf of Alizz Islamic Bank.

Earlier this year the bank launched ‘Alizz Youth’ a value proposition specifically for the youth. This comprehensive program offers a wide range of attractive benefits and services designed to meet the unique needs of today's youth needs, while also encouraging them to adapt to the culture of saving to help them secure their future.

The Bank also continuously develops learning and development programmes that targets the youth under ‘Manar Alizz’ and ‘Manahil Alizz where such programs focus on educating the Omani youth about Islamic banking as an industry and various leadership competencies.

The Manar Alizz programme is designed to educate the youth about Islamic banking products, encourage banking innovation, and enable the bank’s experts to generate and share knowledge in their various fields of expertise. It is one of the bank’s strategic directions to share knowledge of Islamic Finance and business as a platform for sustainability under the pillar of education.

Additionally, Alizz Islamic Bank introduced the ‘Manahil Alizz’ Internship programme which was designed to train and coach third year university and college students and augment their capabilities by equipping them with the essential skills and knowledge required to successfully enter the workforce.

Manahil Alizz concluded its program this year with 20 students from different regions across the country. The candidates were able to develop their leadership skills, project management and learn how to overcome challenges in an actual working environment.

The bank continuously strives to develop the future leaders of Oman; placing great importance on education, training and development, empowering future generations and equipping them with the skills and capabilities needed to contribute their creative potential towards serving their communities.