Doha, Qatar May– In a mandate by Qatar’s Financial Markets Development Committee (FMDC), Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) has launched the KAFA'A initiative to elevate and advance Qatar’s financial services sector. Designed as a Training & Competency framework that brings together the sector’s entities and regulators, KAFA'A will serve as an open and collaborative platform, evolving the capabilities and knowledge of industry professionals to match global standards through strategically defined qualifications and targeted training programs.

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Business Incubation Center (QBIC) and Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), signed a memorandum of understanding on May 3rd, 2015 instigating a partnership that signifies both parties’ commitment to create a modern, knowledge-based economy aligned with Qatar National Vision 2030.

Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), which operates under the auspices of the Qatar Financial Center (QFC), has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Derasat Company for Research and Consulting in Islamic Banking, the leading provider of Islamic banking services and products in Qatar. According to this MoU, QFBA will provide a full range of education and training programs in Islamic finance systems, Islamic banking, leadership skills and business management to a new generation of professionals and experts.

QFBA held a seminar on human capital development and its relation to Qatar’s National Vision 2030 to highlight the significance of Integrated training development programs for employees and its role in creating mature, professional and resourceful staff.

Driven by a strong belief of community service, QFBA have been actively encouraging Kawader participants to engage in community and environmental programs.

QFBA has announced that it is currently managing the Regulatory and supervision training diploma that has been specially designed for Qatar Central bank employees working in the departments of banking supervision and control currently and for prospective future QCB candidates.

QFBA and Qatar Financial Centre Authority have successfully launched ‘Kawader’ 2014-2015, the second run of the flagship program.

Nine participants from the Qatar Ministry of Finance (MOF) have successfully graduated from a program on Leadership Skills for High Performance Managers organised by the Academy.