The Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance at King's Business School is pleased to introduce the new QCB Speaker Series, launching in April 2021.

The series will be delivered to Qatar Central Bank staff and will focus on the practical aspects of monetary and financial stability policymaking. The speaker series will also be open to the wider financial community in Qatar.

HE Sheikh Abdullah Bin Soud Al-Thani, the Governor of Qatar Central Bank, said:

"COVID-19 and its economic impact continues to pose many challenges to central banks and the financial sector globally. This speaker series aims to address these issues by sharing best practice and recent research in monetary policy and financial stability analysis. These training programmes are part of our strategic goal on capacity development within Qatar Central Bank as well as in the financial sector fraternity in conjunction with the Qatar National Vision 2030."

The Centre's Directors, David Aikman, Professor of Finance and Francesca Monti, Doctor of Economics and Statistics, will deliver the QCB speaker series' first lectures.

Professor Aikman, the Centre's Director, said: "The programme we have developed will provide attendees with a solid grounding in two core areas of modern central banking: monetary policy and financial stability policy. These policies have been centre stage in mitigating the effects of COVID-19 on the global financial system. The courses will be valuable both to those currently working in these areas at central banks and those interested in learning more about these areas of policy."

The QCB Speaker Series will be delivered online, starting 7 April 2021.

About the Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance

The Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance is a research centre dedicated to the study of central banks and the challenges they face in the global environment. It aims to develop cutting-edge research in all areas of central bank policymaking, ranging from monetary policy to financial stability and regulation. The Centre was established in 2019 by King's Business School with funding from Qatar Central Bank and support from its Governor, His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani.

About King's Business School

King's Business School, the ninth and newest faculty at King's College London, opened in 2017.

Its vision is to set a new direction for business education and research, combining the agility of a start-up with the heritage of King's, and to build the UK's premier undergraduate business school in conjunction with top quality specialist master's programmes. With an emphasis on relevance and diversity, the faculty fosters an entrepreneurial mindset in students ready to embrace business and society's opportunities and challenges.

The Business School is housed in the centre block of Bush House, the BBC World Service's former headquarters.