QCPA to organise credit rating agencies conference

Qatar Association of Certified Public Accountants (QCPA), in partnership with the Global Compliance Institute (GCI), Standard and Poor’s, and Moody’s, will organize the international credit rating agencies conference on Jan. 23 at Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

Being held for the first time in the State of Qatar, the conference will attract elite experts and specialists in the economic and financial sector to highlight the latest trends in investment and credit ratings.

The conference will discuss several aspects, including a review of the work of rating agencies and their experience at the level of countries and companies, the criteria used in rating operations, the value of rating at the level of credit and investment, the importance of rating in light of financial and economic crises, and the role of credit rating agencies in assessing financial values and their impact on the functioning of financial markets.

In addition, the conference will highlight the economy’s strength and its investment attractiveness in light of the good credit ratings granted by international credit rating agencies.