Tribune News Network
Doha
Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) hosted a successful forum titled ‘World Cup and Similar Global Events- Opportunities and Challenges for Financial Sector’ in Doha on October 26.
The forum was attended by senior representatives from Qatar Central Bank (QCB), including Abdulla Qotba, representing the QCB AML/CFT Department, and Mohamed Al Yafei representing the Qatar Financial Information Unit (QFIU), in addition to representatives from the National Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Committee, Ministry of Interior, General Authority of Customs, leading banks and exchange houses operating in Qatar and the consultancy firm Ernst & Young.
Among Commercial Bank representatives at the event from the executive management were Leonie Lethbridge, EGM & chief operating officer, Shahnawaz Rashid, EGM, head of retail banking, Jassim Al Thani, EGM, chief human capital officer, Khalifa Al Rayyes, EGM government, public sector and deputy head of wholesale banking, Abdulla Ahmed Al Fadli, senior AGM, chief compliance officer, and Nayef AL Beshri, AGM and head of branch network.
Opening the event, Abdulla Al Fadli, chief compliance officer, started by welcoming all the guests and attendees and emphasised the importance of such events to exchange knowledge and experience between different sectors as well as to unify the efforts and give our beloved country Qatar a distinctive experience that the world will remember for years to come during the World Cup.
The forum had multiple speakers from QCB, QFIU, CBQ, QNB, Masraf Al Rayyan, Al Fardan Exchange, and Ernst & Young. The speakers covered a wide range of topics including regulations and expectations, trends associated with money laundering and terrorist financing, business opportunities and key financial crimes risks associated with global events, modern technologies in risk management and wider preventive measures and techniques as well as other solutions to overcome challenges.
Commercial Bank representatives used the forum for bilateral meetings with financial institutions, regulators, and other government entities to build relationships that enhance the regional depth of theCommercial Bank.
