The Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) has entered into an agreement with the Dirassat Company for Research and Consulting in Islamic Banking, a leading provider of Shariah-principled banking services and products in Qatar. As per the memorandum of understanding (MoU), QFBA will provide a full range of education and training programmes in Islamic finance systems, leadership skills and business management to a new generation of professionals and experts.
The MoU - which was endorsed by QFBA chief executive Dr Abdulaziz al-Horr and Dirassat Company counterpart Dr Mohamed Ghiyath Sheikhah - affirmed the importance of co-operation between the two parties to implement the agreed training and educational programmes to achieve true benefits for both businesses and also the industry as a whole.
“We are fully aware that sustainable development and the furtherance of the finance and business environment constitute a vital and on-going task which depends heavily on developing the skilled human resource capable of translating our visions and dreams into reality,” al-Horr said.
Thanks to QFBA’s qualified and trained staff and the support of the QFC and various agencies in the country, he said, QFBA is sparing no effort in providing the best training services aimed at nurturing and developing the talents of Qatari citizens and foreign residents in Qatar.
“This MoU is only the beginning of longstanding partnership that will pave the way for both parties to work together in developing future education plans and training in a way that contributes to Qatar’s 2030 vision, which seeks to build a knowledge-based economy,” according to QFBA chairman Sheikh Fahad Faisal al-Thani said.
Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah al-Thani, chairman of Dirassat, said the agreement signifies a step change for the financial industry not just here in Qatar but the region.
“With the solid foundations of this significant partnership, I am confident we can engage a new generation of trained and skilled professionals with which to staff our growing banking and business sectors as we move towards a future built on knowledge and education,” he added.