DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) will be the co-sponsor of the upcoming ‘Euromoney Qatar Conference’, which will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel from November 24 to 25, 2014, said a press statement.
The two-day event will be discussing host of key issues and challenges, including the global economic outlook and its possible impact on bank’s competitiveness.
The conference is being held under the patronage of the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and will be attended by the Finance Minister,
H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi and the Governor of Qatar Central Bank, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani.
The conference, which is the third in the series, and which is entitled “Global Finance Re-launched”, will bring together some of the world’s leading players and thinkers in finance, with a cross section of Qatar’s financiers and policymakers.
The event will look at some of the critical issues facing the global economy, and the key steps that banks will need to take to stay competitive. To give a global viewpoint, there will be special sessions featuring Rodrigo de Rato, Former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund; Senator Philip Ozouf, Assistant Chief Minister, States of Jersey; Denis Beau, Director General of Operations, Banque de France; and Sarkis Yoghourtdjian, Assistant Director of Banking Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System.
Bassel Gamal, QIB’s Group CEO, explained that QIB is sponsoring the Euromoney Conference as part of the Bank’s vision to contribute to the rising status of Qatar as a financial hub as the country embarks on a new wave of enhancements to support its plans for economic development.
“The first two editions of the Conference have already reinforced Doha’s status as a stable, sustainable and responsible global financial city; and we have no doubt that this third edition of the Conference will provide yet more stimulating thoughts and innovative development strategies that will benefit not just Qatar, but the entire region as a whole,” he said.
Gourang Hemani, QIB’s Chief Financial Officer, will be participating in one of the panel sessions entitled “Financial Sector Realignment and Response”, which will be looking at the balance between public investment and private financing; debt capital markets; whether banks have the capital, skills and risk management structures necessary for their intended role; and whether Qatar can build and implement Basel III.
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