Qatar Financial Services

The Islamic finance services (IFS) sector in Qatar is one of the most vibrant in the region and incorporates a rapidly expanding sharia-compliant banking segment, an array of financing companies, an insurance market that is well positioned to capitalise on the potential of an underserved market, and an increasingly deep Islamic investment...

Benefitting from the nation’s rapid development and buoyant economy, Qatar’s insurance sector has become the third largest in the GCC region in terms of written premiums. The sector is home to a range of domestic giants and international players that enjoy a choice of regulatory frameworks, and insurers are now gearing up to capitalise on the...

Qatar has been recognised as a leading player in the increasingly active global sukuk arena since its stellar year in 2011, when it raised around $3.1bn in 11 separate offerings and was responsible for 11% of global sukuk issuance, according to Markaz Research. That memorable year also saw Qatar lay claim to the largest single issuance, valued...

The Qatar Exchange’s (QE) journey to attain “emerging market” status from the influential Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has been a long and transformative one. Since it was established in 1995, the QE has been assiduously upgrading the regulatory and technological environment within which it operates, while simultaneously...

THE COMPANY: Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC), the first cement producer in Qatar, was set up in 1965 and is 43%-owned by the government and government-related entities. The firm, which trades as QNCD on the Qatar Exchange, is the largest producer of ordinary Portland cement, sulphate-resistant...