QInvest, Qatar’s largest investment bank, brought together around 300 executives from 40 countries for a one day event, the Qatar Global Investment Forum.
The forum took place on Tuesday 12th May and the delegates discussed issues such as the next decade in Qatar and what it holds, investment strategies in turbulent markets, real estate investment, the growth job creation strategies and creating a culture off entrepreneurship in the region. The forum was opened by H.E. Sheikh Abdulla Saud Al Thani, Governor of the Central Bank of Qatar.
The conference was over-subscribed, attracting senior executives from a large number of both global and GCC organisations. The forum provided a platform for exploring and debating the challenges of investing in today’s market conditions, and investment prospects in Qatar and the region.
“Qatar is in a very unique situation to grow and develop, despite the challenges of a difficult global environment,” commented Shahzad Shahbaz, Chief Executive Officer, QInvest. “The forum was a great opportunity not only to explore investment and financing challenges globally, but also to discuss the dynamics in Qatar and the wider region. There is increasing appetite for inward investment in Qatar and liquidity and capital needs are coming together to present some very attractive, and timely, investment opportunities.”
The Forum, organised by Institutional Investor, consisted of five panel debates and plethora of networking opportunities. The forum topics were:
· Qatar: the decade ahead
· Global investing: themes in today’s turbulent times
· Fostering entrepreneurship and job creation in the Middle East
· Real estate in the Middle East: calling a bottom?
· Islamic banking: really a panacea?