UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE QFMA “CORPORATE GOVERNANCECONFERENCE”

The first Corporate Governance Conference was held under the patronage of Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) and by organizing of Hawkama Center, supported by major banks and public shareholding companies in Qatar, during the one-day sessions, the conference highlighted the Governance Code for Companies & Legal Entities Listed on the Main Market, and the Corporate Governance Code for Companies listed on the Venture Market” issued by QFMA, as well as reviewing corporate governance practices at the local and international levels and presenting the international best practices and experiences.
This conference comes as a part of the QFMA’s implementation of its strategic plan under Qatar National Vision 2030 with anticipating a positive future vision that reflects the QFMA’s objectives based on the Qatar National Development Strategy and the financial sector objectives to enhance the public interest and improve the Qatari capital market. He also pointed out that such efforts culminated in the top ranking of the Qatari market among the Arab world according to most international classifications of the capital market in 2016, and upgrading the Qatari market to emerging market status in three of the largest international investment indicators.