QIB is reaffirming its commitment towards supporting the activities of Qatar’s educational institutions.
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has announced its support for the “10th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance” (ICIEF) to be held in Doha on March 23 and 24 as Official Partner.
The conference will be held at the Education City’s Student Centre under the theme “Institutional Aspects of Economic, Monetary, and Financial Reforms” with more than 700 officials, bankers, and economists from 50 countries expected to attend the event.
During the conference, 39 sessions will discuss 158 researches and papers centred on the main theme of Islamic finance, including: Instruments of Monetary Policy to Support Liquidity of Islamic Banks, Reforms in Islamic Banking, Islamic Corporate Finance and Capital Markets, Risk Management and Stability of Islamic Financial Services, Economic Analysis of Islamic Banking, Competency in Islamic Banks, Shariah Supervisory Boards and Governance, Small Enterprises and Entrepreneurship, Islamic Sukuk, and other topics.
“Sponsorship of the conference is an integral part of our leading role in reinforcing the status of Islamic Finance at the local, regional, and global level,” QIB said in a statement.
It added, “Such conferences provide an important platform for discussing developments as well as current challenges with the aim to share knowledge, learn from each other and pave the path for future solutions which will further promote the outstanding growth of Islamic finance.”
By sponsoring the event, QIB said it reaffirms its commitment towards supporting the activities of Qatar’s educational institutions. The Faculty of Islamic Studies at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University is a modern educational institution in Qatar playing a pivotal role in promoting Islamic knowledge in various fields, including Islamic economy and finance.
The “10th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance” is organised by the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar Central Bank, the Islamic Research and Training Institute (a subsidiary of the Islamic Development Bank), and the International Association for Islamic Economics.
Established in 1982, QIB is Qatar’s “first and largest” Islamic Bank with total assets of QR96bn. The bank conducts its domestic business through 30 branches in key locations across the country, augmented by 163 multi-function ATMs. The bank is holding ratings from credit agencies including Fitch, which recently raised its rating to “A+”.
