Masraf Al Rayan [MAR] -a leading bank in Qatar- to sponsor The Euromoney Qatar Conference 2014, organized by Euromoney Global, which will be held in Doha's Ritz Carlton Hotel on 24th and 25th November. The conference is being held under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani - Qatar's Prime Minister; with the presence of the Finance Minister, His Excellency Ali Shareif Al-Emadi and the Governor of Qatar Central Bank, His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah Bin Saud Al-Thani along with a number of regional and international central bank governors and global economy experts representing various well known economic bodies.

Conference agenda will include issues of domestic economy amid the global economic crisis, and the benefits and incentives offered by the State of Qatar to increase growth opportunities and increase local incomes, as well as plans and infrastructure projects in Qatar including 2022World Cup projects, investment in key sectors, foreign investment and expansion plans during the next coming years.

Mr. Adel Mustafawi, the Group Chief Executive Officer at Masraf Al Rayan- confirmed Masraf Al Rayan frequent participation in view of the importance of the Conference and the momentum immense opportunities available to local, regional and global investments operating in the Qatari market. In addition to being consistent with the Bank's leading role in supporting many financial and social events that enable policy makers, businesses and financial institutions in Qatar to understand and analyze the latest issues as a result of the economic and financial challenges the world is facing.

Masraf Al Rayan is one of the high ranking performing banks in Qatar and the region based on many local and international indicators, has maintained strong growth rates over the past years, has recently announced its 9 month financials for the period ended 30 September 2014, with a net profit amounted to QR 1.426 billion, an increase of 14.1% compared to the same period of 2013 which was QR 1.250 billion.

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