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As Qatar is formally included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index with a 0.45 percent weighting, analysts debate if this will be a precursor for the market to become a developed one, not if global market history is a relevant guide, writes Simon Watkins.read more ›
LATEST NEWS IN Finance & markets
- HH the Emir approves increase in foreign ownership limits for stock listed on Qatar Exchange
- The rise of the Chinese Renminbi is an opportunity for Qatar
- Non-hydrocarbon sector expansion contributes to Qatar economic growth
- MSCI announces list of Qatari stocks to enter its Emerging Markets index
- Middle Eastern involvement in M&A records lowest Q1 total since 2004
Growing business remains the priority of Middle East’s wealthy
by Simon Watkins — 10 September 2014A new report by Standard Chartered Private Bank highlights the remarkable growth in the wealth of high net worth individuals in the region but warns of a general lack of personal wealth management strategies, particularly in terms of transferring wealth to the next generation. read more ›
HH the Emir approves increase in foreign ownership limits for stock listed on Qatar Exchange
by Shehan Mashood — 7 September 2014In a continuing bid to reform and develop the Qatar Exchange, a formal law has been issued raising foreign ownership limits on listed companies to 49 percent. read more ›
Challenges facing family-run businesses
by Aparajita Mukherjee — 25 August 2014KPMG’s Middle East and South Asia steering group for family businesses recently held a meet to address how the firm can best help develop family-run businesses. read more ›
Qatar’s bond markets bring longer domestic tenor option
by Simon Watkins — 8 August 2014With at least USD210 billion (QAR764.4 billion) to be spent by Qatar’s government and corporate sector on development projects ahead of the 2022 World Cup, and no corollary room for accommodative currency moves, given the enduring QAR3.64 peg against the US dollar, it makes sense for Qatar Central Bank (QCB) to continue to mop up excess monetary liquidity through domestic bond issuances read more ›
Stable, low-risk rating from S&P
by Aparajita Mukherjee — 22 July 2014Standard & Poor’s (S&P;) has classified the banking sector of Qatar (AA/Stable/A-1+) in group ‘4’ (the fourth-lowest risk category on a 1-10 scale) under its Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA) criteria. read more ›
The rise of the Chinese Renminbi is an opportunity for Qatar
by Press Release — 21 July 2014As China embarks on liberalising the exchange rate, interest rates and the capital account, it is opening up to the world and is promoting the wider global use of its currency, the Renminbi (RMB). This could present opportunities for other countries, including Qatar, to benefit, states a new QNB Group report. read more ›
Can Qatar ever reach Developed Market status?
by Simon Watkins — 15 July 2014As Qatar is formally included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index with a 0.45 percent weighting, analysts debate if this will be a precursor for the market to become a developed one, not if global market history is a relevant guide, writes Simon Watkins. read more ›
Non-hydrocarbon sector expansion contributes to Qatar economic growth
by Press Release — 6 July 2014Qatar’s economy accelerated in the first quarter of 2014, driven by strong growth in construction, financial services and trade, restaurants and hotels, according to figures released last week by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS). read more ›
MSCI announces list of Qatari stocks to enter its Emerging Markets index
by The Edge Staff — 15 May 2014MSCI has announced the final list of Qatari stocks that will join the MSCI Emerging Markets Index upon the upgrade of the Qatari market, which will take effect on June 2nd 2014. read more ›
Middle Eastern involvement in M&A records lowest Q1 total since 2004
by The Edge Staff — 9 April 2014According to Thomson Reuters' quarterly investment banking analysis for the Middle East region, investment banking fees reached USD120.3 (QAR438 million) million during the first quarter of 2014, down 17 percent from the previous quarter. read more ›
Qatar’s real GDP growth accelerated to 6.5 percent in 2013 on strong investment and higher population
by The Edge Staff — 7 April 2014Qatar’s real GDP expanded at a buoyant 5.6 percent (year-on-year) in the last three months of 2013, spurred by double-digit growth in construction, wholesale trade and hospitality, and financial, real estate, and business services, according to figures released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS). read more ›
Qatar’s real GDP growth accelerated to 6.5 percent in 2013
by The Edge Staff — 2 April 2014Qatar’s economy continued to maintain its strong growth momentum in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to QNB Group figures. read more ›
Rising sukuk issuance from corporate and infrastructure sectors could buoy Gulf’s capital markets
by The Edge Staff — 17 March 2014Growth in issue volumes in the Gulf's capital markets in 2014 will likely be steady versus the 2013 rate, although low yields could ultimately push up issuance. This is according to a report card Standard & Poor's (S&P;) Ratings Services published today, titled Increasing Corporate And Infrastructure Sukuk Issuance Could Lift The Gulf's Capital Markets. read more ›
Qatar maintains top financial centre ranking in the GCC
by The Edge Staff — 17 March 2014The latest Global Financial Centres Index, (GFCI 15), which measures the competitiveness of 83 financial centres has been published today by the London based Z/Yen Group. The index ranks Qatar as the top financial centre in the GCC, keeping the position it held last year. read more ›
Q-Re’s registers strong 2014 renewals
by The Edge Staff — 16 March 2014In an exclusive interview with The Edge, Gunther Saacke, CEO Q-Re speaks about their business model on property, casualty and speciality lines premiums. read more ›
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