Qatar’s Banking System

1. 0 Subject Area Strategic Management 2. 0 Project Proposal The paper will be an endowigation of the major challenges that face Qatars banking sector. These problems will be analyzed and their possible solutions identified utilize strategic counsel theoretical framework. 3. 1 Background of Qatars Banking Sector Qatars banking sector has had bully growth compared to that or the general Middle East region. Its stability guarded it form the global fiscal crisis that recently occurred. This is beca enjoyment of the close financial tiers that Qatar has with the Gulf region.However, the aftershocks of this phenomenon affected it to some extent (Kamrava, 2009, p. 411). Generally, Qatars banking sector was the close to impressive Gulf Cooperation Council markets since the last quarter of the year 2008. Issues of declining customer confidence, liquidity and a coerced reluctance to get have been the major challenges confront this sector (Qatar Development Bank, 2008, p. 12). Lending re strictions by the Qatar Central Bank, such as a loan-to-deposit ratio of 90 percent, contributes to deepening of these challenges.Islamic banking has been continuing to grow in this region in set down of the conventional banks which now view sharia-compliance as vital move to maintain their profitability. The government and Qatar Investment potential have been trying to mitigate these problems to improve the overall performance (Qatar National Bank, 2009, p. 67). 3. 2 Aims of the study To site and analyze the major challenges facing the banking sector of Qatar To determine the possible solutions to this problems using strategic management 3. motive for this subject area choice This topic is important for my future career prospects since I intend to invest in Qatar emerging market. I highly believe that the Qatars economic system has unexploited potential in its banking sector. If exploited, this sector is capable of sending positive external benefits to the general sparing inc reasing the viability of my investment prospects, collectable to financial availability amongst other efficiencies. 4. 0 Research Question 5. 3 What are the major challenges facing the banking sector of Qatar? . 4 Are these problems from within Qatars economy or from the regional / global economy? 5. 5 What are the possible solutions to this problems using strategic management? 5. 6 What are the impacts of solutions proposed to Qatars economy at large? 5. 0 Title Addressing challenges facing the banking sector in Qatar through strategic management 6. 0 Methodology The methodology employed for this paper will be both empirical and analytical in nature. In the analytical part, existing literature will be thoroughly scrutinized.After this, a door-to-door list of challenges of Qatars banking sector and their possible solutions will be compiled. The empirical part will carry collection of statistical data relating to the banking sector. This information will then be analyzed by use o f various statistical techniques. Type of data employed will include literature from other scholars, formal statistics, industrial data and company data. This will be gathered from credible sources including libraries, databases, official guides, publications, and companies annual reports. . 0 Data collection methods They will include compilation of statistics, desk research, interviews, survey questionnaires and literature case studies. Secondary data will be highly employed since it is easily available and more detailed. Reference Kamrava, M. (2009), Royal Factionalism and policy-making Liberalization in Qatar, The Middle East Journal, Vol. 63, No. 3 pp. 401-420, Print. Qatar Development Bank, (2008), Annual Report, Print. Qatar National Bank, (2009, May), Qatar economic Review, Print.