On October 11, 2010, Nasser Ahmad Al Shaibi, Chief executive officer of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) and Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation and exchange of information, with a view to forging closer links between the authorities and financial centres of both countries.
Under the terms of the MoU, a cooperation programme will be put in place to strengthen bilateral relations between the two regulators. This technical dial- public disclosures by listed companies and listing of securities;
- development of Islamic finance products;
- regulation of securities, futures and options.
Seminars will be organised in Qatar and in France, along with fact-finding visits, public conferences and exchanges of experts.
Another aim of the ongoing relationship between the AMF and the QFMA and their knowledge of each other's regulatory systems, is to facilitate links between financial professionals from both countries.