Commercial Bank hosts knowledge forum for Zurich University

Doha, Qatar: As part of our continuous effort to build knowledge based community, Commercial Bank, Qatar’s first private bank, hosted a knowledge forum at Commercial Bank Plaza for 32 students from Zurich University’s ZHAW School of Management and Law during their visit to Qatar. The students were on a one week visit to Qatar as part of their study tour to the Middle East.

 

The event was facilitated by Commercial Bank senior management and staff. The participating students were accompanied by their professors and delegates from the Swiss embassy.

 

The students were greeted by the Bank’s Deputy CEO, Collin Macdonald and acquainted to Qatar’s culture and the Bank by Mashael Al Sheebani – Area Manager, Branches.

 

The two hour knowledge session involved discussions on banking trends and predictions by EGM, Head of Wholesale Banking Rajbhushan Buddhiraju. Head of Capital Management & ALM, Zubair M Chaiwalla spoke about Finance in real world. The day concluded with a session on transformation to digital banking by EGM, Consumer Banking Amit Sah.

 

The University and the Swiss embassy delegates thanked the Bank for providing an insight into the Qatar Financial services industry.

 

Commercial Bank CEO Joseph Abraham said: “As Qatar’s oldest private sector bank with a history stretching back over forty years and as a leading financial institution in the region, we are proud to share our significant industry expertise and Qatari insight with the Swiss delegation. Commercial Bank was the first Qatari bank to list a bond in Switzerland and continuing our Swiss connections through this knowledge sharing event is important for building Commercial Bank’s international reputation and diplomatic relations between our two countries.”

 

H.E. Mr. Etienne Thévoz, Swiss Ambassador in Qatar said: “A delegation of thirty-two Swiss students from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences visited Doha from 5th to 9th February 2017, with the purpose to learn more about Qatar, its institutions and various fields of business. The intensive programme proposed by the Swiss Embassy allowed the students to get personally in touch with high ranking officers from prominent Qatar actors, such as the Commercial Bank, Qatar Foundation and Qatar Science Technology Park.

 

The Swiss Embassy and the Swiss Business Hub in Qatar thank all the persons involved in the preparation of the tour, which proved to be a real success and allowed the Swiss students to measure the remarkable achievements of the country.”