Post Event Press Release
Sponsored by Qatar National Bank and Ahli Bank
The ICC Qatar’s first banking workshop ended yesterday in Doha. With over 150 attendees, the two day event proved to be a very successful initiative.
Delegates ranged from a wide array of banks, export and import company’s, law firms, investment houses, ministries as well as participants from the Qatar Stock Exchange.
The workshop was opened by Mr Ahmed Al-Sheeb representing the strategic sponsors QNB.
Mr Al-Sheeb welcomed the delegates, and praised ICC Qatar’s initiative to bring to Doha such kind of training.
The two day programme focused on various topics including the benefits and problems letters of credit can bring to a transaction, document preparation and examination, refusals under documentary credits as well as many more issues.
Networking sessions were also a focal point of the workshop.
Workshop presenter Gary Collyer stated “It was a pleasure to host this event for the first time in Qatar and hopefully will become a yearly event, we are grateful to ICC Qatar in pushing forth with such events for the banking community”
Ahli Bank QSC , gold sponsor, added “”Ahli Bank was delighted to be a gold sponsor and support the ICC in arranging this inaugural event where over 150 delegates from a wide range of organisations were able to attend the 2 day- workshop led by Gary Collyer.””
ICC Qatar confirmed that similar events will be part of the ICC Qatar Banking Commission long-term strategy with the aim to support and enhance the expertise of critical areas in the banking sector. They also thanked their Strategic Sponsor QNB, Gold Sponsor Al Ahli Bank as well as their media partners, The Peninsula, The Edge and The Entrepreneur.
