THE COMPANY: Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC), which trades as QEWS on the Qatar Exchange, is leading local listed provider of utility services. The group owns and operates power generation and water desalination plants across Qatar. QEWC’s installed power generation and water desalination...
Having shown considerable resilience in the face of the global financial crisis, Qatar’s banks now stand to benefit from the nation’s anticipated economic growth. A pipeline of large-scale projects and the government’s development strategy, which is set to use the country’s hydrocarbons revenues to bring about economic diversification, both...
The third-largest market in the GCC, Qatar will be upgraded to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index from the MSCI Frontier Markets Index in May 2014. This is likely to result in additional inflows estimated at $500m-750m as funds which track the index are obliged to take positions in the Qatari market. As of November 2013, many active funds had taken...
What does the QCB’s new designation as the supreme authority for the financial services industry mean in terms of its regulatory oversight?
What are the most significant factors driving loan growth in the Qatari banking industry?
Regional political turbulence since 2011 has resulted in a challenging environment for exchanges across the GCC, but Doha’s relatively young bourse has shown its resilience over 2013. It has also continued to implement a strategic development plan which has established new indices and a junior market for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs...
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