The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), one of the world's leading and fastest growing onshore business and financial centres, was honoured to partner with Reuters to successfully conclude an Islamic finance panel debate on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) in Bali, Indonesia. 

A number of high-calibre financial services delegates from across the globe attended the QFC event. The expert panel of speakers who came together to explore the key challenges and opportunities facing the Islamic finance industry included:

Mr. Joaquim Levy, Managing Director and CFO, World Bank Group

Dr. Bello Lawal Danbatta, Secretary-General, Islamic Financial Services Board

Dr. Mohamed Damak, Senior Director and Global Head of Islamic Finance, S&P Global Ratings

Mr. Luky Alfirman, Director General of Budget Financing and Risk Management, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia