Doha, 29 August 2022 – QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has announced its platinum sponsorship of the Effective Financial Crime Compliance Conference due to be organized by the Qatar Association of Certified Public Accountants on 4th September.
The Bank’s sponsorship of this event comes within the framework of its commitment to provide best practices in corporate governance, environmental and social governance, high standards of transparency and accountability, and financial reporting and disclosure, in accordance with the highest international standards to contribute to strengthening international efforts to combat financial crimes.
It also reflects its ongoing efforts to consolidate principles of the CSR policy as an important pillar of QNB's audit and risk strategy.
The event brings together policy makers, regulators, experts and business leaders from both regional and international banking sector and the Global Compliance Institute (GCI).
The agenda of the conference includes a number of seminars to highlight the most important issues and challenges, including the nature of financial crimes and their impact on the stability of financial systems; the role of effective compliance in combating financial crimes; economic transformations and their impact on the growth of financial crimes and fraud control.
Financial inclusion strategy; the role of regulatory authorities and financial investigation offices in combating financial crimes; and the impact of financial innovations on financial crime and risk management are also among the agenda’s themes.
QNB Group, currently ranked as the most valuable bank brand in the Middle East and Africa, is proud to be the Official Middle East and Africa Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2022™
Through its subsidiaries and associate companies, the Group extends to more than 30 countries across three continents providing a comprehensive range of advanced products and services. The total number of employees is 27,000 operating through 1000 locations, with an ATM network of more than 4,700 machines.