Concluding Sohar | Prize Scheme 2019 that encouraged a prudent savings culture in Oman, Sohar International recently conducted the 2019 Year End Grand Draws during a Press Conference where four winners were rewarded from a grand total of OMR 400,000 split across the General and Wealth Management segments. The press conference was held at W Muscat in the presence of the members of media and bank’s executive management team.

The press conference started with an opening note from the bank followed by a welcoming speech by Mr Khalil Al Hedaifi, Chief Retail Banking Officer at Sohar International who highlighted the importance of the Prize Scheme to the society as well as benefits of saving. Following his speech, the conference then witnessed the 4 draws to reveal the 2 winners of the General Category where H. H. H. Al Abri from Ibri branch and Y. F. S. Al Rasbi from Al Khuwair branch won OMR 100,000 each and A. A. M. Al Tarifi from Al Khoudh branch and Ali Mohammed Al Balushi from Shinas branch from the Wealth Management category where each one of them also won OMR 100,000. Post the winner announcements, the Bank revealed the upcoming Sohar | Prize Scheme 2020.

Highlighting the importance of saving as a key activity in driving success, Mr Khalil Al Hedaifi, Chief Retail Banking Officer at Sohar International said, “Sohar | Prize Scheme 2019 was developed to encourage prudent savings habits amongst our customers while providing them with more chances to ‘win’. Rewarding healthy habits of savings does not only help individual customers to realize their dreams but has also proven positive impact on the country’s socioeconomic level.”

He added, “On behalf of Sohar International, I would like to congratulate each of the winners of the year-end grand draws and would also like to highlight that with our new prize scheme for the year 2020, customers will now have an even bigger chances of winning if they continue with their saving habits and make the most the coming prize draws.

Over the past few years, the prize scheme launched by the bank has succeeded in instilling a prudent saving culture in the country. With the purpose of ‘winning’ and vision of helping people ‘win’, Sohar International would like to encourage its customers to maintain with their habit of saving judicially to help them realise their aspirations and dreams. Such positive habits allow them to plan ahead and invest in the well-being of their families as well as provide an uplift to the socio-economic scenario of their community.

Sohar I Prize Scheme 2019 comes in line with the bank’s understanding of promoting and rewarding a healthy saving habit that helps individuals realise their dreams and brings a positive impact on a national socioeconomic level. The Bank is hence on a constant pursuit to redefine banking by raising the bar on customer-centricity and helping customers ‘win’ bringing them More Velocity, More Value and More Vision.