Given the amount of competition in the domestic market amongst local insurers, how is the sector looking to expand internationally?
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Articles & Analysis | Qatar's insurance sector building on solid fundamentals from The Report: Qatar 2015
Insurers in Qatar once again showed strong financial performance in 2014, and with the supply of large projects generated by the nation’s hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the industry is well positioned to make further gains. In the meantime, a process of reform that aims to streamline the regulatory regime continues apace, while the...
Articles & Analysis | Qatar strives to provide accurate information on Islamic financial services from The Report: Qatar 2015
As Qatar’s Islamic financial services (IFS) sector expands, options are multipling for investors wishing to deploy their assets in a sharia-compliant manner. A key development in this regard came in 2013, when the nation’s stock market, the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), teamed up with Al Rayan Investment, a subsidiary of Qatar’s second-largest...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Bassel Gamal, Group CEO, Qatar Islamic Bank: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2015
What options are available to Islamic banks in Qatar that want to finance large projects?
Articles & Analysis | Qatar's sukuk market looks promising from The Report: Qatar 2015
The MENA market for sukuk,or sharia-compliant bonds, has seen an impressive recovery since the onset of the global financial crisis led to a sharp dip in Islamic debt issuance. After peaking at $19bn in 2007, the value of the region’s annual sukuk offerings settled at about half that in the following three years, according to KIPCO...
Articles & Analysis | Qatar a regional leader and major global competitor in Islamic financial services from The Report: Qatar 2015
It has been another strong year for Qatar’s Islamic financial services (IFS) companies, which have continued a well-established trend of outpacing their conventional rivals in terms of growth. The nation’s IFS sector has emerged as one of the region’s most vibrant, comprising a rapidly expanding Islamic banking segment, an array of Islamic...