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Promoting Financial Literacy
Partnering with peer regulators Virtual internship with Georgetown University
and other agencies in Qatar
Nine undergraduate students at Qatar Foundation Head of International Cooperation at the Regulatory
The Regulatory Authority has continued to work partner Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) were Authority, Maryam Mohammed, who managed the
closely with the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) and the chosen to pilot a six-week-long online internship project, said
Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) under program at the Regulatory Authority, gaining valuable
At the Regulatory Authority, internships that
the auspices of the Financial Stability and Risk hands-on work experience without ever setting foot
train future leaders in the finance sector are
Control Committee chaired by His Excellency, in an office. The Regulatory Authority had developed
an important effort in developing Qatar’s
Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud Al-Thani, Governor of the the first of its kind virtual internship prior to the
economy and a key driver of Qatar’s national
QCB and Chairman of the Regulatory Authority. pandemic, which quickly became a timely model
development. Through the launch of our first online
initiative when the crisis hit.
internship, we wanted to expand those opportunities,
The Regulatory Authority continues to participate
and to let high achieving students know that they
in consultations with the QFC Authority, the QCB
can begin building their careers from anywhere.”
and the QFMA on new and amended regulations
and rules to provide feedback and input on policy
and international best practice. The nine students, working in a total of four cohorts,
conducted research and analysed the regulatory
jurisdictions of QFC’s global business partners. Third-
year International Economics major Abdul Rehmaan
Qayyum decided to sign up for the internship to
gain experience for a future career in finance.
“This internship was the right fit for me
because it required an interest in finance,
and working knowledge of economics
and politics, fields that are the focus of my degree.
And I was sure I would receive unparalleled mentorship
from QFCRA. It was a great experience that taught me a
lot in terms of skills and knowledge.”
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