His Excellency Sheikh Dr Khaled Bin Thani Bin Abdulla Al Thani, QIIB Chairman and Managing Director, opened the bank’s new branch at the Ezdan Mall in Al Gharafa today.

The opening event was attended by Mr. Abdulbasit Ahmed Al-Shaibei, QIIB CEO besides several members on the bank’s Board of directors, senior executives, and other guests.

The opening of the new branch is considered as the latest step taken by QIIB in executing its expansion strategy, which focuses on the local market.

The branch at the Ezdan Mall is the fourth one opened by QIIB since the beginning of this year.

Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, which formally marked the official opening of the QIIB’s newest branch at the Ezdan Mall, HE Sheikh Dr Khaled Bin Thani Al-Thani along with the members on the QIIB board of directors and the bank's other senior executives toured the branch and viewed the state-of-the-art facilities being provided there to serve customers.

Sheikh Dr Khaled said the branch opening was done in accordance with the bank’s strategy, which focuses on the local market and lays emphasis on giving the best products and services to QIIB’s growing customer base. The bank’s customers expect high level of service from a prominent bank like the QIIB, which has been contributing to the growing Qatari economy for many years.

QIIB’s new branch is located on the ground floor of the Ezdan Mall at Al Gharafa, an iconic shopping destination in Qatar, that attracts thousands of shoppers on a daily basis. The mall is home to the outlets of reputable major local, regional and international brands, entertainment facilities, restaurants and cafeterias.

The shoppers at the Ezdan Mall are now being able to benefit from QIIB’s comprehensive products and services offered at the new branch.

On the occasion of opening the new branch, Mr. Abdulbasit Ahmed Al- Shaibei, QIIB CEO, stated: “We are pleased today to open this branch in line with the bank’s desire to operate from the Ezdan Mall, one of the key shopping destinations for families in Qatar. We aim to serve a large segment of our clients, who visit Ezdan Mall and take advantage of QIIB’s modern branch that operates, seven days a week to a specific time schedule that goes well with the functioning of major malls.”  

In this context, he added: “QIIB’s branch at the Ezdan Mall is the 20th in the bank’s nation-wide network. We are taking all the required steps to get closer to our clients, regardless of where they are located in the country. Our task is to reach out to all our customers with the distinguished products and services we always offer our customers.”

He further stated: “Through this expansion, we have been able to effectively respond to competition in the market place. There is a great responsibility on us to meet the expectations of our customers – be it for new products or services.

“We will not limit ourselves to quantity; providing quality products and services remains top on our priority based on the Shariah-based, value-driven banking, which we provide.”

Mr Al-Shaibei said while the new branch spots an elegant contemporary design, it is also equipped with equipment that modern technology offers in banking.

“We are confident our new and existing customers will appreciate this and benefit from the high-quality banking products and services we offer.”

The CEO explained that in addition to the bank’s geographical expansion, which is being realised through the inauguration of the newest branch at the Ezdan Mall, QIIB is also developing its alternative channels, which saves valuable time and efforts for the bank’s customers.

“We continue to focus on offering online and mobile banking services and transactions and are keen to further develop our round-the-clock call centre to meet our clients’ needs and expectations. We continuously work on deploying more ATMs in key locations across the country, so that our customers can easily access our products and services.”

The QIIB branch at the Ezdan Mall will be served by competent staff members, who have been well-trained to deliver professional service to our clients.

The branch works on all days on the week and will be open, Saturday through Thursday, from 9am to 2-30pm and from 3-30pm to 9pm.

And on Fridays, the branch will function from 4pm to 9pm.