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Partnering with peer regulators and other agencies in Qatar
Partnering with Hamad Bin Khalifa QFMA and QFCRA —
University (HBKU) and the College Promoting financial literacy
of Public Policy
The QFCRA and the QFMA jointly participated in World
In 2021, under the MoU between the QFCRA and Investor Week (WIW), which took place in Qatar during
HBKU on behalf of the College of Public Policy, both October 2021.
entities have commenced collaboration on public
policy development and its implementation in areas WIW is a global campaign promoted by the International
related to financial services and financial services Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and
regulation as well as developing initiatives to organise supported by regulatory authorities in over 80 countries
forums for the exchange of knowledge and experience, and leading organisations such as the G20 and the
student internships and joint research projects. World Bank.
During the academic year, the Policy staff visited the The objective of WIW is to highlight the importance
College of Public Policy to speak to students in the of investor education and protection, and to foster
“Specialisation Lab” course in the Master of Public learning opportunities for individuals of all age groups.
Policy (MPP) programme. During their visits, Policy staff The two key messages for the IOSCO WIW campaign
members discussed topics related to policy and in 2021 were on sustainable finance and fraud and
regulatory developments, the QFC, sustainable finance scam prevention.
and women in policymaking.
To support the objective of the WIW campaign, and
Individual members of the Policy team have also given the ongoing COVID-19 precautions, outreach was
provided one-to-one mentoring to HBKU students in carried out through digital channels. The QFMA and the
relation to their capstone projects. QFCRA held online webinars for a number of secondary
schools, to increase their knowledge of investing and
saving. Additionally, the QFCRA participated with a
phone-in segment on Qatar TV’s popular “Hayatna”
show and engaged with the general public through
social media platforms with daily posts and quizzes.
This initiative falls under Qatar’s Second Strategic Plan
for Financial Sector Regulation 2017 –2022, of ensuring
consumer and investor protection.
