Qatar Central Bank Governor H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani receiving the honorary doctorate at the event.
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU) hs awarded Governor of Qatar Central Bank (QCB) H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al-Thani an honorary doctorate on the sidelines of Sheikh Abdullah's official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The QCB Governor met earlier with President of Al-Farabi University Professor Mutanov Galimkair Mutanovich and attended two presentations about the Islamic finance in Qatar.
Sheikh Abdullah is currently on an official visit to Kazakhstan at the invitation of Governor of Astana International Financial Centre Kairat Kelimbetov to attend the Islamic Finance Forum of the Commonwealth of Independent States, held in the Kazakh capital Astana.
The Forum discusses ways on the contribution of Islamic finance in developing Independent States' markets and increasing the flow of their capitals in accordance with the principles of Islamic law, in addition to the developments related to the legal and regulatory frameworks, as well as changes that support the growth of Islamic finance business.