Oman central bank celebrates rising women participation in banking sector

Published 19 Oct,2020 via Muscat Daily - The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) celebrated the women participation and empowerment in the sultanate's banking sector on the occasion of Omani Women's Day which was celebrated across the country on October 17.

Speaking on the occasion, Jumaima Ali al Balushi, manager - communications and corporate relations department at the CBO, said that Oman's central bank is one of the organisations in the country which has been at the forefront in according equal attention and opportunity to female staff.

In a statement posted on the CBO's website on Monday, Jumaima said that about 40 per cent of the banking sector workforce (including CBO, commercial banks, specialized banks and Islamic banks) happen to be women employees. The strength of woman employees in the CBO as a standalone entity has exceeded 34 per cent of the total workforce in the organisation. Rania Issa al Zadjali, senior banking development analyst at the CBO, said that as many as 4,528 Omani women are working in the commercial and specialized banks which is 41 per cent of the banking sector's total workforce.