Doha, 10 January 2013 – QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the State of Qatar and the MENA region, announced that the Group had obtained the required approvals from the concerned authorities to open a representative office in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China. This step comes within QNB’s strategy to expand its presence abroad in selected countries. By entering the Chinese market, the number of countries where QNB Group operates will increase to 25 countries in Asia, Europe, and Africa.