Established 2009 Location Doha, Qatar Phone +974 4496 8333 | Director Dr Abdulaziz Al-Horr Website www.qfba.edu.qa Founded 2009 | |
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Affiliations Qatar Financial Centre
Qatar Foundation
Bath Consultancy Group
Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
Chartered Insurance Institute
Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies
ICMA Centre
International Management & Finance Academy (IMA)
Thomson Reuters
Toronto Centre Address QFBA, Qatar Financial Centre Tower 2, Al Wahda St, West Bay, Qatar Hours Closed now Monday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–5PMThursday8AM–5PMFridayClosedSaturdayClosedSunday8AM–5PM Similar InterConti Doha ‑ The City, Kempinski Residenc & Suites, Beverly Hills Tower, CCD Shopping Mall, Retaj Al Rayyan Hotel | ||
QFBA is the educational arm of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority. It is aimed at entry-level to senior executive professionals, instructing them in financial disciplines within the banking, asset management, capital markets and insurance sectors. It intends to increase the capacity of and support the creation of financial services expertise concerning the financial sector of Qatar. This is linked to the Human Development pillar of Qatar Vision 2030), seeing the transformation of Qatar into a knowledge-based economy.
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Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI)
The CISI (formally SII) offers teaching and development to financial professionals.
ICMA Centre at Henley Business School
The ICMA Centre is part of the Henley Business School and University of Reading.
International Management & Finance Academy (IMFA)
The IMFA is a regional, non-profit, non-governmental institution. It was founded as a reference concerning a range of learning and research goals, with a particular focus on banking.
NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext was created by the merger of NYSE Group and Euronext in 2007. They operate the world’s largest exchange group. In 2009, NYSE Euronext partnered with Qatar Investment Authority to form the Qatar Exchange, successor to Doha Securities Market.
Toronto Centre
The Toronto Centre helps financial regulators with leadership skills.
Location
QFBA is housed inside the Qatar Financial Centre (Tower 2) situated in West Bay, Doha. The Academy occupies five floors which include administration offices, a trading floor simulation room run by Thomson Reuters and coaching pods and conference facilities.