Doha
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has been recognised as one of the world’s top financial and business institutions to weather the Covid-19 implications on customers, employees and the wider community as part of the recently published Global Finance’s Outstanding Crisis Leadership 2020 Report.
Global Finance’s Outstanding Crisis Leadership 2020 programme recognized banks and companies that excelled in responding to the global pandemic, and those that went above and beyond to assist their customers, protect their employees and provide critical support to society at large. Each of the recognized institutions were selected individually by three independent researchers and the Global Finance editor, and the evaluations considered each institution’s efforts to mitigate the pandemic-related challenges.
Commenting on the bank’s recognition, Bassel Gamal, QIB’s Group CEO said: ‘We are pleased to once again be recognized on a global level for our management during these unprecedented times. I have said this before but have to repeat that the safety of our employees and customers was and still is the absolute number one priority for our Board of Directors and our management team. Thanks to our recent investments in digital banking, we have succeeded to impeccably continue offering the fastest, safest and most convenient banking services to all our retail and corporate customers, allowing them to fulfill all their banking needs safely and remotely.
‘Being a socially responsible bank, we have extended support to our corporate and individual customers in this time of financial uncertainty by deferring financial installments for the sectors most hit by the crisis, in line with the governmental and Qatar Central Bank’s directives, and we are actively participating in the Covid-19 response programs initiated by the government and the Qatar Central Bank. We have also invested in educating the community on the importance of protecting themselves and the people around them, and we have contributed to impactful largescale awareness campaigns with governmental and non-governmental organizations. We are sincerely proud to see the positive interaction and feedback from the community members with regards to all the awareness initiatives we took part in, Gamal added.
Since March 2020, QIB was able to implement a comprehensive ‘Bank Safely from Home campaign at the onset of the pandemic, which saw an unprecedented increase in reliance on digital channels by QIB existing and new customers. — MENAFN
