QNB Group is the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa in terms of assets. The group recorded assets worth $300.3 billion and an operating income of $7.8 billion in 2021. Qatar Investment Authority owns about 51.9% of QNB’s shares, with the rest publicly traded. QNB Group operates 14 subsidiaries across Asia, Africa, and Europe, and employs 27,000 people. Al-Khalifa joined the group in 1996 and assumed his current role in November 2018.