The Doha Islamic Finance Conference kicks off tomorrow

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The activities of the “Twelfth Doha Islamic Finance Conference” will start tomorrow, Tuesday, which will be held under the title “Islamic Finance in the Era of Proxy Systems,” in strategic partnership with Dukhan Bank, and organized by Bait Al-Mashura Financial Consultations Company and official sponsorship from the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Together, the two events represent an integrated cognitive and organizational movement to support decision-makers, the Islamic finance industry, and the trends of the knowledge economy in the country.
Professor Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bait Al-Mashura Financial Consultations, confirmed that the Islamic Finance in Qatar report in its ninth edition comes to document an important stage in the growth process of the sector, which enjoys great investment attractiveness, consolidating its position as one of the most developed and stable financial sectors in the region. He stressed that the growth and expansion achieved in recent years reflects the success of the state’s wise economic and financial policies, in addition to the strength and prudence of the effective regulatory and supervisory structure supervised by the Qatar Central Bank and the supervisory authorities regulating the sector. In Qatar.
He pointed out that what most distinguishes the Islamic financial industry in Qatar is its great flexibility and high ability to adapt to rapid global transformations, whether in the field of advanced financial technology or in the requirements of development, environmental and social sustainability, or even in the development of modern financial business models, stressing that this distinguished adaptation does not come at the expense of adherence to Sharia controls and foundations, but rather takes place within a balanced methodological framework that combines authenticity and innovation.
The Islamic Finance in the State of Qatar 2025 report revealed that the total assets (assets) of Islamic finance in the State of Qatar recorded an annual growth rate of 5.3% during the year 2025, bringing the total value of assets to about 718.5 billion riyals. The structural distribution of these enormous assets shows the clear dominance of the local Islamic banking sector, which alone acquired a share of 87.8% of the total assets of the Islamic financial system. The issued and outstanding Islamic Sukuk sector came in second place with a share of 11%, followed by the Takaful insurance sector with 0.7%, while the remaining percentages were distributed among Islamic financing and investment companies, mutual funds and other Islamic financial institutions operating in the country.