What is behind the high growth rates among Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) in Qatar?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Bassel Gamal, Group CEO, Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) from The Report: Qatar 2014
Articles & Analysis | Steady progress: Efforts to attain emerging market status have finally paid off from The Report: Qatar 2014
The Qatar Exchange’s (QE) journey to attain “emerging market” status from the influential Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has been a long and transformative one. Since it was established in 1995, the QE has been assiduously upgrading the regulatory and technological environment within which it operates, while simultaneously...
Articles & Analysis | Qatar National Cement Company: Building materials from The Report: Qatar 2014
THE COMPANY: Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC), the first cement producer in Qatar, was set up in 1965 and is 43%-owned by the government and government-related entities. The firm, which trades as QNCD on the Qatar Exchange, is the largest producer of ordinary Portland cement, sulphate-resistant...
Articles & Analysis | Qatar Electricity & Water: Utilities from The Report: Qatar 2014
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...
Articles & Analysis | Strong results: A diversifying economy and an array of large projects support lenders’ asset expansion from The Report: Qatar 2014
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...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Adel Abdulaziz Khashabi, Head of QNB Financial Services, on the upgrade of the Qatar Exchange to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index from The Report: Qatar 2014
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...