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...
Recent years have seen Qatar become much more widely known internationally as an important global investor, with stakes in businesses that stretch from Harrods and Barclays to Volkswagen and Tiffany & Co. The years ahead are likely to see this role continue to expand, as Qatari businesses and agencies look for destinations overseas to place...
We could summarise our development goals, including Qatar National Vision 2030, in these words: building the homeland and the citizen, from which major tasks assigned to the leadership of the state are derived. We consider the building of institutions that are based on rational management of resources, professional standards and benchmarks of...
What does the QCB’s new designation as the supreme authority for the financial services industry mean in terms of its regulatory oversight?
How has the investment and growth strategy of QF changed under the state’s new leadership?
What are the most significant factors driving loan growth in the Qatari banking industry?
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