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His Excellency Dr. Raed Mohammed bin Shams, Director General of the Institute of Public Administration (BIPA), stressed the importance of refining the expertise and skills of Bahraini financial cadres in a way that enables them to lead the wheel of economic development in the Kingdom of Bahrain and deal efficiently with the challenges facing the region’s economy and the global economy in general, which necessitate dealing with them professionally through the government operations. He added that the Institute of Public Administration continues its training journey in order to devote concepts, practices and administrative behaviors that enhance the optimal management of financial resources, and develop policies that support the development process as a whole. This came on the occasion of the launch of the Public Finance Program, which is organized by the Institute of Public Administration in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance and a number of international partners, such as Pearson, which specializes in developing training content, and a number of publishing houses specialized in designing training packages. Bin Shams added that the public finance program is in line with the strategy of the Institute of Public Administration aimed at optimal management and leadership of available resources and developing the capabilities of workers in the government financial sector in the specialized aspects related to the nature of their work, in order to qualify these national cadres to the highest levels of distinguished professional performance, which contributes to increasing productivity and improving the quality and type of government services provided, and reflects a positive image of financial policies and programs. For the kingdom. For his part, His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Hassan, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance for Financial Affairs, confirmed that the Public Finance Program contributes to preparing financial leaders capable of keeping pace with development aspirations by qualifying them to make the right strategic decisions for the development process in the Kingdom of Bahrain, noting the role of the human element as a basic pillar of the financial sector, and stressing the importance of providing the highest levels of training and qualification for technical and administrative cadres working in this field. His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Hassan explained that what distinguishes the program is that it has received recognition from several international professional bodies, such as (CIPFA) in the International Accounting Standards for the Public Sector and the Association of Certified Public Accountants (ACCA), adding that the program will provide three academic certificates to occupants of public and specialized positions at all job levels, taking into account the nature of the constitutional, legal and legislative structure that governs government financial work in the Kingdom. The program aims, within its three levels, to introduce financial resources departments in the public sector, procedures related to public budgets, auditing processes, and legal frameworks for the financial aspects of government work, as well as increasing knowledge and enhancing skills among program participants and benefiting from modern financial applications in analyzing financial data and information in a manner that is appropriate. optimum.