Prof. Ali Zeidan AbuZuhri- Arab American University President welcomed Dr. Firas Mulhem- the Governor of the Monetary Authority who was an honor guest in a symposium in the university organized by the Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences entitled “Digital Technology and its Role in the Banking Sector in Palestine”.
The Governor of the Monetary Authority was accompanied by his deputy Mr. Mohammad Manasra, and in their reception was Prof. Ali Abu Zuhri- the University President, Dr. Adli Saleh- the Advisor of the Board of Directors for Planning and Development, Dr. Moayyad Abu Saa- the VP for Academic Affairs, Prof. Mohammad Asia- the VP for the Medical Schools Affairs, Eng. Bara Asfour- the Assistant to the President, Dr. Abdelbasit Rabayaa- the Dean of the Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences and Mr. Fadi Jumaa- the Public Relations Manager.
Prof. Abu Zuhri welcomed the guests and talked about the university, its establishment and its main academic programs in general, and explained that AAUP offers many academic programs specialized in economics, business management and banking in different undergraduates and postgraduate degrees.
After the reception, Dr. Firas Mulehm- the Governor of the Monetary Authority was the host speaker in the symposium “Digital Technology and its Role in the Banking Sector in Palestine” that was organized by the Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences and he started his speech by introducing the Monetary Authority, its role and its objectives and goals.
Dr. Mulhem also talked about the Digital Currency (Crypto) and the National Currency and the reason why it is not available in Palestine. He emphasized on the importance of the digital technology in Palestine and explained the role of the central banks regarding the digital currencies in Palestine. Dr. Mulehm also stressed that the future is for the financial technology and asked students to search more and have a deeper knowledge about this topic as it has a great future locally, regionally and internationally.
