As Qatari banks continue to expand their international presence, how can they better capitalise on opportunities within their existing network?
Qatar Financial Services
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari, Group CEO, QNB: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2015
Articles & Analysis | Qatar's financial sector improves its capacity to handle risk from The Report: Qatar 2015
Despite having one of the lowest non-performing loan (NPL) rates in the region, the onset of the global economic crisis in 2008 came as a reminder to Qatari lenders of the vulnerability of some areas of their loan books to economic distress. The high levels of personal debt in the GCC were of particular concern to regional regulators and many...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdulla Saleh Al Raisi, Former CEO, The Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ): Interview from The Report: Qatar 2015
Articles & Analysis | Qatar's banking sector sees a dynamic performance from The Report: Qatar 2015
A rapidly expanding population and a steady supply of hydrocarbons and infrastructure projects have allowed Qatar’s banking sector to maintain the double digit growth it has achieved over recent years. However, while the project pipeline remains full, the increasingly competitive banking environment has encouraged the nation’s lenders to seek...
Articles & Analysis | Qatar seeks to diversify its economy by supporting SMEs from The Report: Qatar 2015
It is easy to discern the fresh momentum in the drive to boost the private sector and, more particularly, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Qatar. A number of recent developments indicate the government’s determination to create a more balanced economy for the hydrocarbons-rich state: the appointment in January 2015 of the minister...
Chapter | Islamic Financial Services from The Report: Qatar 2015
Qatar has been a prominent player in the region’s Islamic banking sector since the early 1980s, and Islamic banking accounted for roughly 26% of the country’s total banking assets as of March 2015, with growth in the first nine months of 2014 outstripping that of Qatar’s largest banks. Meanwhile, the country was the region’s third-largest issuer of sukuk in both 2013 and 2014, while 6.2% of...