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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