...Mohammed Ahmad Naheem Qatar also established KYC (Know Your Customer) Laws, requiring all financial institutions and banks to verify a customer’s legal identity through due diligence. The circular also required all banks and financial institutions to establish internal auditing mechanisms...

...Mohammed Ahmad Naheem Purpose In June 2017, members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ended diplomatic ties with Qatar. There is a legitimate concern about the accusation levied on Qatar. This paper aims to analyse the progress Qatar’s financial system has made with respect to its anti-money...

...Jon Truby Jon Truby can be contacted at: JON.TRUBY@QU.EDU.QA © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only This paper aims to track Qatar’s progress in preventing abuse of charitable status or of its financial regulations...

...Jon Truby Purpose Under scrutiny in light of the growing threat of international terrorism, Qatar faces pressure and accusations that it is not doing enough to counter terror financing and clamp down money laundering. The issue is not that Qatar is avoiding positive action, but that by the time...