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IBQ wins ‘Best Private Bank’ award in London
International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) has won ‘Best Private Bank’ award from Global Banking & Finance Review at a ceremony in London recently.
The award recognises the bank’s position as a leading private bank in Qatar on both the regional and international scale.
Chaouki Daher, general manager and head (Private Banking) at IBQ attended the award reception ceremony held at the London Stock Exchange Studios where he gave an insightful video interview and shared his expertise on the private banking sector in general and wealth management in Qatar in particular. Daher said, “The ‘Best Private Bank’ award is testament to IBQ’s excellence in private banking. It is an honour to receive this title from a prestigious institution that recognises excellence in the sector on a global scale.”
He added, “The bank’s private banking expertise has been key in earning us enduring customer relationships and our cherished reputation as the ‘relationship bank’. We take great pride in knowing that we have served several generations of ultra high and high net worth Qatari families and look forward to continue doing so.”
Over its 60 years of operations in Qatar, IBQ has developed tailored wealth man- agement solutions to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals in Qatar.
“With a tailor-made suite of banking and wealth management services, IBQ Private Banking has maintained its position as a truly pioneering Qatari bank. Its long-standing legacy within the local high net worth and ultra-high net worth community dates back to the early beginnings of the bank in the 1950s,” a bank statement said.
IBQ said its “track record is borne out by consistently winning the many awards and prestigious international accolades it has received for private banking, year after year.”