10th Dar Al-Hekma Career Fair

Press Release

Sidra Capital Sponsors 10th Dar Al-Hekma Career Fair


The career fair took place at Dar Al-Hekma University in Jeddah from the 21-24 February 2015.

The career fair aims to facilitate the access for young Saudi female graduates to the Saudi labor market.

Hani Baothman, CEO of Sidra Capital, said: “The Dar Al-Hekma University Career Fair is one of the most important recruitment events in the Kingdom. Our participation in the annual event confirms our commitment to enable young men and women to accelerate in their disciplines.”

He went on by saying: “Sidra Captial is a Saudi company, hence we are keen and support the government’s drive to boost the national economy and strengthen local businesses. However, qualified and skilled employees are required to achieve this national goal. This is one of the reasons why Sidra Capital provides internships for young Saudi nationals.”

Sidra Capital was licensed by the Saudi Capital Market Authority in 2009 and has a strong track record in creating innovative and award-winning products. Sidra Capital’s Ancile Global Structured Trade Finance Fund, for example, was the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and was honoured as ‘The Best Structured Islamic Trade Finance’ by Triple AAA Islamic Finance Awards in 2013. In 2015 Sidra Capital was awarded IFN ‘The Most Innovative Deal of the Year’ for one of its transactions.