Masraf Al Rayan announces sponsorship of Euromoney Qatar Conference 2013

Masraf Al Rayan [MAR] -a leading bank in Qatar- announces its sponsorship of the two days Euromoney Qatar Conference 2013, which opened at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha on Tuesday, 10 December 2013 under the patronage of H.E. Abdullah bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior , the presence of H.E. Mr. Ali Sharif Al Emadi, the Finance Minister, H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Saud Al Thani, Qatar's Central Bank Governor and attended by large numbers of business and financial experts from the State of Qatar, the GCC and the World.

The Conference, which is held in collaboration with the Qatar Central Bank, will focus on financing fair sustained growth, and also on the impending role of financial markets and traditional Islamic capital in the process.

Dr. Hussain Al Abdulla, Chairman and Managing Director at Masraf Al Rayan who attended the opening ceremony, said "I hope that this congregation of great professionals and experts will outline future strategies to develop effective solutions to key issues facing the global economy and strengthen the role of Islamic banks in the economic process".

"It is not unusual for Qatar to provide the place and time for the success of such events which also benefit our own national expertise by strengthening the resources of our knowledge based economy in order to realize the vision of Qatar 2030", added Dr. Al Abdulla.

It is worth noting that, Masraf Al Rayan (MAR) is one of the high ranking performing banks in Qatar and the region as many financial indicators has recently shown. It has maintained strong growth rates over the past years, declaring a net profit of QAR1.250 billion, an increase of 15.4% during the first nine months of 2013 compared to similar period in 2012. MAR currently operates 11 branches in Qatar, supported by a wide network of ATMs scattered strategically throughout the country. MAR offers a wide range of sophisticated banking services to better facilitate customer services, like Al Rayan Mobile (Mobile banking service), in addition to Al Rayan Net, Al Rayan Phone and Al Rayan SMS, which provides Masraf Al Rayan's customers with greater convenience and security.



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