Commercial Bank has hosted a knowledge forum at Commercial Bank Plaza for 32 students from Zurich University’s ZHAW School of Management and Law during their visit to Qatar.
The students were on a one-week visit to Qatar as part of their study tour to the Middle East.
The event was facilitated by Commercial Bank senior management and staff, while the participating students were accompanied by their professors and delegates from the Swiss embassy.
The students were greeted by Commercial Bank deputy CEO Collin Macdonald and acquainted with Qatar’s culture and the bank by Mashael al-Sheebani, area manager, branches.
The two-hour knowledge session involved discussions on banking trends and predictions by EGM, head of wholesale banking, Rajbhushan Buddhiraju. Head of capital management and ALM, Zubair M Chaiwalla, spoke about finance in real world. The day concluded with a session on transformation to digital banking by EGM, consumer banking, Amit Sah.
The university and the Swiss embassy delegates thanked the bank for providing an insight into the Qatar financial services industry.
Commercial Bank CEO Joseph Abraham said, “As Qatar’s oldest private sector bank with a history stretching back over 40 years and as a leading financial institution in the region, we are proud to share our significant industry expertise and Qatari insight with the Swiss delegation. Commercial Bank was the first Qatari bank to list a bond in Switzerland and continuing our Swiss connections through this knowledge-sharing event is important for building Commercial Bank’s international reputation and diplomatic relations between our two countries.”
Etienne Thévoz, Swiss ambassador to Qatar, said: “The intensive programme proposed by the Swiss embassy allowed the students to get personally in touch with high-ranking officers from prominent Qatar actors, such as Commercial Bank, Qatar Foundation and Qatar Science and Technology Park.
“The Swiss embassy and Swiss Business Hub in Qatar thank all the persons involved in the preparation of the tour, which proved to be a success and allowed the Swiss students to measure the remarkable achievements of the country.”
The Zurich University delegation attending a forum at Commercial Bank Plaza.
