QNB has extended its support to the “International Conference on Access to Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs in the Arab World” as the event’s Gold sponsor.
The two-day conference, which was organised by Qatar University’s College of Business and Economics, witnessed a large number of participants and attendees from many countries across the world.
The conference was aimed at encouraging academics, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to disseminate and exchange knowledge about the use of global benchmarking indicators of the business environment in the Arab world.  
The participants also looked at better alternatives to articulate the positive impact of efforts and initiatives aimed at developing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the private sector, and economies of the Arab world.
As the largest financial institution in Qatar, QNB said it has always designed innovative and state-of-the-art solutions to support and develop SMEs in the country.
The bank said it introduced bespoke products that meet and exceed the growing demands of SME customers, while giving them enhanced finance facilities that are aligned and work in collaboration with the bank’s partners from both the private and government sector.
With a dedicated team to help and support SME customers, QNB offers a 24-hour turnaround time for Account Turnover Facilities and Professional Loans, a tool considered as one of the most convenient and fastest approval processes of professional loans.
QNB said it believes that SMEs are drivers of the national economy and prime contributors to the Qatar National Vision 2030.
QNB Group’s presence through its subsidiaries and associate companies extends to 27 countries across three continents, providing a comprehensive range of advanced products and services.
QNB employees have reached more than 15,000 and operate through 635 locations. It also has an ATM network of more than 1,350 machines.