The Qatar Financial Information Unit (QFIU) hosted on Monday this year’s inaugural edition of the ‘12th Meeting of QFIU Forum for Public-Private Dialogue’, which will run until tomorrow in Doha.

The two-day event is being held under the patronage of HE Sheikh Bandar bin Mohamed bin Saoud al-Thani, Governor of the Qatar Central Bank.

Monday’s opening session was held in the presence of senior officials, members of the National Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Committee (NAMLC) and its secretariat, and representatives of the National Counter Terrorism Committee (NCTC).

Sheikh Ahmed al-Thani, head of QFIU and chairman of QFIU Forum Committee, inaugurated the event with an opening speech, where he emphasised the achievements made during the previous meetings of the forum, which was launched in 2018.

He commended the positive participation of public sector representatives and partners in the forum from the supervisory authorities, represented by the QCB, the Qatar Financial Markets Authority, the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the Ministry of Justice, in addition to the private sector representatives from financial institutions and Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPS).

Sheikh Ahmed also elaborated on the forum’s aspirations and objectives in the coming period during his speech.

Several presentations were delivered during the sessions, which addressed some topics of concern and priority to the State of Qatar, such as the risks of terrorism financing.

The sessions were led by specialised speakers and experts from QFIU, QCB, State Security Bureau, Qatar Financial Markets Authority, the Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the Ministry of Justice, as well as experts from the private sector representing Qatar Islamic Bank, HSBC Bank, the Group, QNBFS, and Alfardan Jewellery.

The forum welcomed representatives from QFIU and supervisory authorities, in addition to all financial institutions, DNFBPs and NPOs. The number of attendees on Monday reached more than 600 people from the public and private sectors, which reflects the great interest of these sectors to the forum.