THE COMPANY: A regional and local heavyweight, Industries Qatar (IQCD on the Qatar Exchange) is the second-largest listed company on the local bourse. The state of Qatar, through Qatar Petroleum (QP), owns a 51% stake in the company. QP recently lowered its ownership from 70% by transferring a portion of...
Are you happy with the progress Qatar CB has made in minimising write-offs and defaults?
Competition in the securities brokerage industry is intensifying. The recent introduction of bank-backed brokerage houses has given clients access to topnotch research and professional services, which are improving service quality and offerings to investors.
THE COMPANY: Doha Bank (DHBK on the Qatar Exchange) is the country’s fifth-largest bank, with a 7.5% market share based on 2011 assets. The lender offers conventional banking services and provides credit card, foreign exchange and asset management services. DHBK has a presence in Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE...
How is the local asset management sector growing, and what are the challenges facing its progress?
Key to Qatar’s crowded banking sector is its foreign bank branches. By year-end 2011, these lenders held QR32.2bn ($8.8bn) in assets, equivalent to a 4.8% share of the market, down from 7.7% in 2010. Nonetheless, foreign banks have achieved notable success in the country in the long run, with the segment achieving a 12.7% compound annual growth rate...
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