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.

Members

David Aikman

Director of the Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance

Sylwia Baginska

Senior Global Partnerships Manager – Strategic Projects

Rhys Bidder

Deputy Director of the Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance

Georgios Chortareas

Professor of Economics

Yao Dong

PhD Student in Banking & Finance

Timothy Foreman

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance

Swarali Havaldar

Pre-doctoral Researcher, Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance

Queen Ilebode

Group Support Officer

George Kapetanios

Professor of Finance and Econometrics

Haris Karagiannakis

PhD Student in Banking & Finance

Alessandro Lin

Fellow, Bank of Italy

Daniele Massacci

Senior Lecturer in Data Analytics for Finance

Maryam Mirfatah

Lecturer in Economics Education

Francesca Monti

Advisor, Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance

Gulcin Ozkan

Professor of Finance

Aditya Polisetty

Pre-doctoral Researcher, Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance

Coskun Tarkocin

Visiting Research Fellow

Yanqing Wang

PhD Student in Banking & Finance

Martin Weale

Professor of Economics

Stylianos Zlatanos

PhD Student in Banking & Finance

Climate Finance Research Group

The Climate Finance Group is a collaboration between the Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance and the Departments of Mathematics and Informatics at King's.

Research Agenda: Challenges facing Central Banks in the 2020s

The Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance's research agenda: Challenges facing Central Banks in the 2020s.

Virtual Seminar Series

The virtual seminar series aims to provide a forum for researchers at central banks and academics working on central banking issues to present their research. Seminars take place fortnightly every Monday each term and last one hour, including time for questions from the attendees.

Qatar Centre for Global Banking Finance Virtual Seminar Series

Young Economist Prize Competition

The Young Economist Prize is an annual competition run by the Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance. It is open to PhD students of all nationalities currently enrolled on a programme in economics or finance (or a related field). The winning paper will be awarded a £5,000 prize. The next Young Economist Prize competition will take place in Spring 2023.

About the competition

Young Economist Prize 2022 Finalists

Young Economist Prize 2021 Finalists

Annual Conference

The Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance hosts an annual conference focusing on new directions in central bank research and policymaking. It provides a platform for experts from across the globe to present and discuss new research that can help central banks deal with the fundamental shifts in the global economy and financial system occurring at this time.

QCGBF Conference 2022

QCGBF Conference 2021

Working Papers Series

The Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance's working paper series is designed to communicate our research to the public and contribute to ongoing industry and policy debates.

QCGBF Working Papers Series

Annual Report 2019-20

View the first annual report from the Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance

Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance - Annual Report 2019-20

Latest News & Blogs

View the latest articles, news and blogs from the Centre on topics surrounding banking and finance across the world.

View our latest news

Macroprudential Matters

The Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Finance proudly presents the Macroprudential Matters website, which offers a critical analysis of macroprudential and financial stability policy in the UK and globally. The website publishes opinion pieces by experts writing in their own capacity on a range of aspects of the macroprudential policy debate and has no house view.

Visit our Macroprudential Matters Website