Given that MSCI and S&P have reclassified Qatar as an emerging market, what effect is this anticipated to have on capital inflows?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Rashid Al Mansoori, CEO, Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE): Interview from The Report: Qatar 2015
Articles & Analysis | Reforms and upgrades to Qatar's capital markets boosted growth in 2014 from The Report: Qatar 2015
Having been formally upgraded to emerging market status by the influential Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) in the summer of 2014, the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) entered 2015 on the back of a memorable year. The exchange closed out 2014 as the fastest-growing stock market in the region, and now that it enjoys a greater prominence in...
Articles & Analysis | Regulatory reforms foster investor confidence on Qatar's capital markets from The Report: Qatar 2015
The upgrade of the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index in May 2014, which was followed by a similar upgrade by Standard & Poor’s (S&P), was the reward of a long process of technical and regulatory reform. The genesis of this process dates back half a decade: in 2010 Qatar’s adoption of the NYSE Euronext...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud Al Thani, Governor, Qatar Central Bank (QCB): Interview from The Report: Qatar 2015
To what extent have efficiency and transparency increased following the QCB’s assumption of its role as overall regulator of the financial system?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari, Group CEO, QNB: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2015
As Qatari banks continue to expand their international presence, how can they better capitalise on opportunities within their existing network?
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...