Doha, 21 March 2015 - Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar's leading Islamic Bank, is the main partner of the 10th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance to be held in Doha on 23 - 24 March. The conference will be held at the Education City's Student Center under the theme "Institutional Aspects of Economic, Monetary, and Financial Reforms". It is organized by the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (member of the Hamad Bin Khalifa University), Qatar Central Bank, the Islamic Research and Training Institute (a subsidiary of the Islamic Development Bank), and the International Association for Islamic Economics. Over 700 officials, bankers, and economists from approximately 50 countries are expected to attend the Conference.

Spanning two days, the Conference will include over 39 sessions to discuss 158 researches and papers centered 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.

QIB's sponsorship of the conference is an integral part of its leading role in reinforcing the status of Islamic Finance at the local, regional, and global level. 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 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.

QIB, established in 1982, is Qatar's first & largest Islamic Bank with total assets of QAR 96 billion. QIB conducts its domestic business through 30 branches in key locations across the country, augmented by 163 multi-function ATMs. The Bank is holding distinguished ratings from credit agencies including Fitch, which recently raised its rating to "A+".

For more information, please contact:
Hiba Fares
General Manager
T: 4481 7072
M: 5551 5382
Email: hiba.fares@snowcomms.com   

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