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                   Promoting Financial Literacy                                                              In addition, the QFCRA coordinated an online internship

                                                                                                             programme with the American School of Doha that an
                   In 2023 and for the fifth time, the QFCRA participated                                    consisting of an independent research project based

                   in World Investor Week (WIW), which took place during                                     on the analysis of jurisdiction reviews covering the

                   October.                                                                                  political, social, and economic analysis of a selected

                                                                                                             country. The QFCRA also organised multiple sessions
                   WIW is a week-long global campaign promoted by the                                        at the American School of Doha as part of its financial

                   International Organization of Securities Commissions                                      education initiative, covering the use of data analysis

                   (IOSCO) and supported by leading organisations such                                       in supporting the work of regulatory supervisors at the

                   as the G20 and the World Bank. The aim of WIW is                                          QFCRA, and an overview of the QFC legal framework.
                   to raise awareness about the importance of investor
                                                                                                             The QFCRA also arranged an internship programme
                   education and protection. This year’s theme revolved
                                                                                                             with high-school students from Doha College and Vision
                   around investor and financial resilience and how it can
                                                                                                             International School which included an introduction
                   be achieved.
                                                                                                             to the QFC and the core operations of the QFCRA,
                   For 2023’s WIW, the QFCRA developed a board game
                                                                                                             followed by an independent research project.
                   called “QFCRA Financial Education Game” that aimed to

                   deliver the concepts of investor and financial resilience

                   through an interactive format. The QFCRA also supported

                   the WIW campaign by coordinating a number of events:




                   •  Educational presentations at the Qatar Banking

                       Studies and Business Administration Secondary

                       School for Boys, and the Qatar Banking Studies and
                       Business Administration Secondary School for Girls

                   •  A segment on Qatar National Television; and

                   •  Attending Qatar Stock Exchange’s

                       bell-ringing ceremony
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