IBQ staff combat money laundering

In its commitment to ensure professional excellence IBQ continues to train its staff across all financial disciplines through its professional development programme. With the bank's impressive growth rate, expansion in the market and the increase of its financial products, IBQ is ensuring that AML and CFT knowledge is well embedded into its employees' daily activities at the bank.

"We are determined to ensure that our employees are always equipped with the latest knowledge. This is the reason we are committed to promoting year-round training courses, that guarantee that our employee expertise meets international standards," said Michael H. Williams, General Manager of IBQ.

The AML and CFT training programme, which is given to IBQ employees every year, was arranged and conducted by Dr. Haytham Yassine; an AML and CFT expert at the Jordanian-based Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences. Different levels of the programme were introduced to suit the different positions and responsibilities within the bank.

In addition to the AML and CFT training, IBQ ensures its employees are not only well-trained and well-skilled in finance and banking but also in other skills such as; communication, management, leadership and creative-thinking. The bank's latest "8-Module Leadership Programme" has been a testament to IBQ's commitment to professional excellence.

Last year IBQ introduced an extensive one-year interactive leadership programme, offered to 25 of its employees. With a purpose of instilling strong leadership values and building effective supervisory and communication skills, the same programme is being offered to another group of employees within the bank to ensure that the maximum number of employees benefit from the course. The second group of employees will begin the course on 15th May 2007.

As the number of IBQ employees tripled from early 2006, IBQ has maintained its commitment to investing in its people.