Doha:Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has introduced its new corporate identity with the tagline “Empowering Ambition, Shaping Progress” as it reaches its 30th anniversary. This launch signifies a major milestone in QDB’s ongoing evolution as a key enabler for Qatar’s private sector, highlighting its vision to build a promising future for businesses within the country.
According to Qatar News Agency, QDB’s refreshed visual identity represents the culmination of significant developments over recent years, marking a new chapter in its mission to empower Qatari businesses for a thriving and sustainable future. The new identity underscores the bank’s commitment to providing high-quality, specialized services tailored to the changing needs of Qatar’s private sector.
QDB’s latest phase focuses on ambition and progress, driven by the belief that Qatari ambition is essential for development and prosperity. The bank emphasizes that sustainable progress comes from empowering individuals and businesses to turn promising ideas into enterprises that add value to the national economy and enhance its global competitiveness.
The contemporary design of the new identity reflects QDB’s strategy to identify entrepreneurial potential and support their ambitions with appropriate tools and solutions throughout every growth stage. This approach aims to transform ideas into more competitive, scalable, and innovative enterprises, reinforcing the private sector’s role in Qatar’s sustainable economic development.
Abdulrahman bin Hesham Al Sowaidi, CEO of Qatar Development Bank, commented on the launch, stating the evolution of QDB’s role alongside the ambitions of the Qatari private sector over nearly three decades. He noted that the new corporate identity builds on QDB’s legacy and vision for the future, positioning it as an enabler of the private sector and a partner in advancing sustainable economic development.
Established in 1997 under Amiri Decree No. 14, Qatar Development Bank has been instrumental in Qatar’s economic development. It has supported the industrial sector, fostered entrepreneurship, empowered SMEs, invested in startups, and facilitated Qatari exports to global markets. Currently, QDB operates through strategic pillars focusing on innovation support, local enterprise development, and export ecosystem enablement, aligning with Qatar National Vision 2030 to ensure the long-term prosperity of the private sector.