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Tribune News Network
Doha
Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Governor Sheikh Abdullah bin Sauod al Thani has led a Qatari business delegation, including Qatar Development Bank (QDB) CEO Abdulaziz al Khalifa, and representatives from Qatar Financial Centre on a knowledge sharing visit to Stockholm, Sweden, a press statement said recently.
The visit, hosted by Sweden's Minister of Enterprise and Innovation Mikael Damberg, focused on innovation and entrepreneurship in the areas of financial, bio-medical, and waste-to-energy technologies, the statement said.
During the visit, the Qatari delegation met with several important Swedish public sector, academia and private sector representatives. A major focus during the visit to Stockholm was knowledge sharing in the area of financial technology, which is currently a priority area for QDB, the statement said.
"Sweden has a highly developed ecosystem for the incubation of financial technology startups, and is strongly recognised in financial technology.
"After London, Stockholm has the second highest number of financial technology startups in Europe. Because of this, Stockholm is a perfect model city for Qatar to engage with in knowledge sharing efforts, and this has been recognised by both QDB and QCB,"the statement added.
