Doha, 23 March 2008
Reed Personnel Services Qatar has been granted a license by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) to operate as an authorised firm in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC).
Reed Personnel Services Qatar are global leading suppliers of Recruitment, Professional Support Services and HR Solutions. Reed continuously strive to create exciting opportunities for employers, employees, investors and stakeholders in Qatar the Middle East and rest of the world.
Maria Brown, Associate Director of Reed Personnel Services Qatar, said: "We are delighted to have received our license from the QFCA, demonstrating our continuous dedication to supporting the expansion of our clients' interests in this emerging market. By introducing and developing our allied Human Resources service lines Reed Personnel Services Qatar will position itself as a people strategy business rather than simply a recruitment company. Reed Personnel Services Qatar aims to be the leading supplier of Recruitment, Professional Support Services and HR Solutions in the QFC & the State of Qatar"
Stuart Pearce, QFCA CEO and Director General stated: "A very important part of our role in developing Qatar's financial sector is to support the provision of the necessary human and intellectual capital that the country requires. Qatar is a rapidly growing market and the firms that we are licensing, as well those already operating in Qatar, all have ambitious growth plans which means that they need continued access to well trained and well qualified personnel so that Qatar can achieve its goal of being a financial centre of choice in the region. We welcome Reed Personnel Services Qatar and wish them success in helping us to meet these goals".
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Reed Personnel Services Qatar LLC is a specialist recruitment consultancy.
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For more information regarding local services please contact Reed Personnel Services Qatar on + 974 436 9656 and ask for Steve Williams. Or via e-mail: steve.williams@reedjobs.com
For more information regarding Reed’s international operations please contact Dagmara Aldridge at the Reed Press Office on (00 44) 1604 885620.
Reed Personnel Services Qatar LLC
Reed has been at the forefront of recruitment for over forty-five years and is one of the most recognised brands in the UK. Specialising in a number of industry niche sectors, including Engineering, Finance & Banking, HealthCare and Property & Construction, Reed’s reach will look to provide the Gulf region’s economies with a continuous supply of local and international talent as well as open worldwide opportunities to Gulf's nationals.
The Qatar Financial Centre
The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) is a financial and business centre established by the Government of Qatar and located in Doha. It has been designed to attract international financial services institutions and major multi-national corporations and to encourage participation in the growing market for financial services in Qatar and elsewhere in the region. The QFC operates to international standards and provides a first class legal and business infrastructure for those operating within the QFC. The QFC was created by Qatar Law No.(7) and has been open for business since 1 May 2005.
QFC Authority
The principal objectives of the QFC Authority are to develop and promote the Qatar Financial Centre as a leading location for international finance and business, and to promote and act in accordance with international best practice and eliminate bureaucracy to the maximum extent. One of the QFC Authority's most important roles is to approve and issue licenses to individuals, businesses and other entities that wish to incorporate or establish in the Centre. Businesses wishing to undertake financial services will also require authorisation from the QFC Regulatory Authority.